Once I was out of the military I wanted an income of my own that didn’t take me away from my children and after much trail and error I finally opened a shop on Etsy.com.
1,000 Stories
More than 1,000 women entrepreneurs from around the world have told us about their personal business journeys. Here are their stories, in their own words. Tell us yours!
Jordana Jaffe: Embarkability
I am inspired by people who have paved the way for their success and have been determined to achieve their goals no matter what.
Mrs. Abeer Qumsieh: Better Business
To me success is the perseverance of making things happen when they seem impossible; it’s to wake up every morning wanting to make a mark in the place you live so that it makes a difference in the lives of others & the World.
Nathalie Molina Niño: Therapy for Business Women
I stepped down from a successful career in international business to study storytelling… and started writing love letters to women in business, hoping to provide insights I wish someone had shared with me along the way.
Marcie Muehlke: Celia Grace -a social enterprise
I realized that I could pair the market opportunity of women seeking a more meaningful wedding dress with the social need for safe, fair, and empowering work for women…and create something truly beautiful.
Hillary Gadsby: A Gadsby Affair
It is difficult for men to take me seriously, but I have luckily overcome this obstacle by getting my foot in the door and knowing the right people to give me an extra edge.
Andrea Rubinfeld: Family Founded, Inc
That “Aha!” moment led to FamilyFounded.com, a site dedicated to enhancing people’s experience working with family by providing peer-to-peer support and advice from top professional experts around the world.
Holly Landau: Landau Leadership
I started my business in 2008 because I thought I could take all the lessons I learned in the military and in corporate life and turn this wisdom into leadership curriculum that I could share with corporations.
Tiffany Robinson: CHAOS Rewards
Help local health-oriented businesses attract and retain customers by providing a loyalty program for healthy shopping behavior.
Dimple Thakkar: SYNHERGY
To me, the “small” in “small business” meant moving faster than any bigger or better-funded competitor. And most importantly, I wasn’t afraid of failure. Matter of fact, I welcomed it.
Kelly Drescher: The Highland Dog
I started my endeavor because I went through a divorce and wanted to change my challenging military/traveling lifestyle to a more “normal”, home every night life.
Joan Duncan: Joan Duncan LLC
To inspire, direct & motivate new entrepreneurs in the fashion business.
Nandini Das Ghoshal: Insights & More
Corporate life takes a heavy toll on independence, freedom, family life and most of creativity. We wanted to prove to ourselves that its possible to achieve the highest quality without sacrificing any of these.
Kim Osterhoudt: Jams by Kim
I was laid off (early retirement) from a major financial services firm in the spring of 2009. Initially I looked for another job,and then a good friend asked me “what do you love to do?”
Coletta Dorado: AZZLY
My mother taught me through her life and now her death. That is why I became passionate to bring about a better healthcare delivery system called AZZLY, for patients, for providers and for better outcomes.