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The Real Economic Impact of Women Owned Business in the U.S.

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Last week I attended the 8 th annual WIPP’s – Women Impacting Public Policy – annual conference. Women business owners from around the country took time away from their firms and families to meet in our…

From the Ground to the Glass: Small Businesses Making Fine Wine While Going Green

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One of my favorite segments on SBTV.com profiles an award-winning California winemaker who is also the first Mexican-American woman to be president of a wine production company in the United States. SBTV.com CEO Susan Wilson Solovic toured Ceja winery and brings us a different view of the fruit of the vines.

Peace Through Business: Women Helping Women Through Business Development

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Thirty women business owners from Afghanistan and Rwanda are currently visiting the United States as part of a program called Peace Through Business sponsored by the Institute for the Economic Empowerment of Women. The program has three…

Ten Steps to Success for Women Entrepreneurs with Susan Wilson Solovic

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Women business owners are a formidable force and the ranks of female entrepreneurs across the nation continue to expand. The nonprofit National Association for Women Business Owners (NAWBO) reports that there are 10.6 million women entrepreneurs across the country, generating $2.5 trillion in sales.

Get Started Right with Your Home-Based Business

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Home-based businesses comprise one of the fastest growing business segments today. People love the idea of being able to be their own boss and work from the comfort of their own home. But there are some things to consider so your business gets started off…

Chances of Getting an SBA 7(a) Loan for Your Small Business – Slim to None!

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So Why Does the Obama Administration Want to Give SBA TARP Funds?

I don’t know about you, but I’m fed up with listening to the sound bites from Administration pundits espousing…

Women Business Owners Encouraged to Participate in Public Policy by Former CEO & Chairman of Playboy Enterprises, Inc.

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“Things changed profoundly from the time I joined the company in 1975 to when I stepped down last year. There were virtually no women in leadership when I started. Now women owned companies employ more people than the Fortune 500,” Christie Hefner,…

Business Leaders Help Others See a Better Tomorrow!

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Last year I bought my Dad a digital frame for Father’s Day and loaded it with old family photos. Since then I’ve been updating it regularly. A few weeks ago, I stumbled onto an old picture our local newspaper ran with me standing next to…

New SBA Chief Gets Recommendations and Insights from Small Business Thought Leaders.

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As Karen Gordon Mills takes the reigns as the new administrator of the Small Business Administration, small businesses are hopeful she’ll be…

Twitddle Dee, Twiddle Dumb -- Is Social Media Causing You to Succumb?

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I admit it. I am really into the whole social media thing. I rationalize my interest as purely business related. However, while I use various network for business, I also enjoy keeping up with friends and family. I’ve connected…