The reason I started my premier business was to provide more time for myself and my family outside of the traditional office.
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!
Tamara Heber-Percy: Mr & Mrs Smith / Smith & Family– From Romantic Getaway To Business Idea
We realised there was a gap in the market for a boutique hotel guide, detailing stays that your friends would recommend, places that are truly unique.
Jeanne Bliss: Customer Bliss– Helping CEOs Understand Customers
I wanted to go out and become a coach and beacon for others leading customer focus and experience inside their business.
Jamille Jones: Prosperity Ventures– Helping Others Gain Financial Independence
I have a big passion for people. I want the world to know that their lives can be everything they want and more if only they invest time and money into themselves…
Anette Svenningsen: European House of Quality A/S– Filling A Gap In The Market
I realized that people spend too much time looking for procedures and records related to quality management, environmental management and occupational health and safety management.
Jennifer Jones: Emerge Virtual– Entrepreneurship Key To Balance In Life
Running my own business meant that I can spend more time with my family and be my own BOSS. This vehicle has given me the opportunity to focus more on my what is important in life which is BALANCE.
Aikaterini Ioannou– KatrineMusik Soundlicious Learning-Presents Kindermusik
The reason that I started kindermusik business is because I love children and music.
Trudy Scott: The Antianxiety Food Solution– Inspired By The Power Of Food And Nutrients
In my late 30s, while working in my high-stress computer job I suffered terribly from anxiety, unexplained fears, waking with a sense of doom and even had three panic attacks.
Therese Tucker: BlackLine Systems– Attributes Her Success To Outstanding Advisors And Mentors
Great advisers are worth their weight in gold. All three of the directors on my Board have been and continue to be my most important role models, advisers and mentors.
Edna Adan Ismail: Edna Adan Hospital and Edna Adan University– Reconstructing Somaliland After Civil War
After I retired from a long career with the World Health Organization, I just could not turn my back on my people who had suffered much destruction becuse of the civil war.
Sabina Zunguze: A Gift To Africa– Connecting African Artisans With The Global Market
Success to me is to satisfy that yearning that drove me to do what I do, which is to make a living while doing good for others.
Helle Fuglevig: Market Select Aps– Global Export Consultancy in Denmark
Top challenge is to master the fine art of compromising – not to work too many hours and to have time and mind for family – and also to be able to concentrate on work even if the house is full of kids.
Bolthale Johnson: Johnson Enterprises– South African Immigrant Juggling Entrepreneurship With Being A Student
When I came to America I knew that I had a choice to make: either live an ordinary life or make a difference and become my own boss.
Oumy Diaw: The Champagne Sommelier — Pioneering A New Tasting Grid
I started my business after realizing the void there were in the wine industry in term of proper brand management, selling strategies missing for Champagne category.
Atieno ‘Ati’ Okelo Williams: DC Home Buzz– Don’t Rely On Someone Else For A Paycheck
Right after college, I began working at a public health company doing work that I was neither passionate about nor good at.