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Thought you would appreciate these stunning photos I captured today at the lakefront in Rogers Park (seven miles North of downtown Chicago), Illinois, U.S.A. As cold as it is today (upper 20s), with the sun shining bright, it makes for a magnificent day to take a crisp walk, ice skate or downhill ski.
Wherever you are in the world, we say “hello” and hope you are enjoying your weekend. Back with you soon.
Photo credit: Laurel Delaney. Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Dr. Andrea Smith-Hunter, a professor at Siena College in the United States, is writing a book on women entrepreneurs globally and needs our help to get it done. To broaden her research effort, she is specifically seeking women entrepreneurs from India (such as Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, pictured; but you can be running any size enterprise) to complete this survey which takes approximately 10-15 minutes.
We hope you will take the time to participate in this study as soon as possible. Preliminary results from her research will be made available on June 30, 2010. The book, “Women Entrepreneurs in the Global Marketplace,” will be published by Edward Elgar Publishing in late 2010.
The goal of the study is to provide the world with additional insight on all women entrepreneurs globally.
More from Dr. Smith-Hunter:
You were selected as a part of representative sample of women business owners to complete the online questionnaire. Through the information obtained, we hope to learn more about the economic success of women business owners. We hope that the information obtained will assist women business owners like yourself, regarding the challenges they face when initiating the start up, or the continuous operation of the business.
The questionnaire should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. We wish to make clear that the answers you provide will be kept completely confidential. Your participation in this study is voluntary.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us by phone (518) 782-0220, or by e-mail: ahunter(at)siena.edu.
Again, go here to take the Women Entrepreneur Survey. More about the survey here in a news release.
We thank you in advance for your kind participation.
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Why study women entrepreneurs worldwide? It sheds light on wealth creation, employment choices, human capital, labor market dynamics, family dynamics, employment, business creation and world peace says Maria Minniti, holder of the Bobby B. Lyle Chair in Entrepreneurship at SMU’s Cox School of Business. She takes stock of what has been learned so far about female entrepreneurship, and what more needs to be done.
The study of women entrepreneurs reveals new trends. Over the period 1975-1995, female self-employment grew by 60% compared to only a 20% increase for men. Recent data from the Center for Women’s Business Research showed that, between 1997 and 2002, women in the United States have formed new businesses at twice the national rate. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project, a program of study about entrepreneurs world-wide, has shown a significant amount of female startup activity around the globe.
Read more about Professor Minniti’s comprehensive paper here.
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Conducting business online with customers worldwide doesn’t have to be complicated. It merely requires the discipline of reviewing ten factors to consider before you go global to make sure you have everything covered.
Here’s a snapshot of Factor No. 1:
- Get a company-wide commitment. Every employee should be a vital member of the world team, from the executive suite to customer service through engineering, purchasing, production, and shipping.
Read more here.
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
The potential of women entrepreneurs constitutes an underdeveloped source of economic growth and of new jobs. They represent, on average, 30 per cent of entrepreneurs in the European Union but often face greater difficulties than men in starting up businesses and in accessing finance and training.
Help is on the way. Introducing … the new European Network of Female Entrepreneurship Ambassadors, whose goal is to boost the rate of women business activity across Europe.
The “Ambassadors” will share their experiences of becoming and being a businesswoman at promotional events and act as role models to inspire women to become entrepreneurs.
Did you know?
There are 23 million SMEs in Europe with an average size of five persons. They represent two-thirds of the total employment (that is more than 100 million jobs) and 99,8 per cent of all enterprises.
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
