Circling Back: Traci Phillips Finds Success by Staying True to Her Roots
When we featured the founder of Natural Evolution in 2013, she shared a deep-seated desire to protect the environment. That drive fuels the ongoing success of her venture. The post Circling Back: Traci...
View ArticleCircling Back: When the Going Gets Tough, Jan Erickson Gets Creative
Amid painful disruption of the apparel industry, Jan Erickson is retooling her Colorado Springs, Colo., clothing company for the digital age. The post Circling Back: When the Going Gets Tough, Jan...
View ArticleCircling Back: Becky O’Neil Knows When and When Not to Make a Move
The owner of Becky’s Pet Care found long-term success by figuring out when to make changes, and when to stick with what has worked. The post Circling Back: Becky O’Neil Knows When and When Not to Make...
View ArticleCircling Back: Chef Ana Sortun is Becoming Much More Than a Restaurateur
The owner of three popular Boston-area eateries has set her sights on two complementary business opportunities that feed her entrepreneurial appetites and share her love for great food. The post...
View ArticleCircling Back: ‘Pivot’ is Felena Hanson’s Favorite Word
The San Diego entrepreneur says her company, Hera Hub, will touch 20,000 women entrepreneurs — just not the way she originally planned. The post Circling Back: ‘Pivot’ is Felena Hanson’s Favorite Word...
View ArticleA Toast to the Future
The female entrepreneurs behind Republic Restoratives, a distillery in Washington, D.C., are hopeful that equity crowdfunding will help them expand their venture. The post A Toast to the Future...
View ArticleCircling Back: Lyn Lee Navigates a Business’ Ups and Downs
The owner of Awfully Chocolate has navigated a few bumps during her entrepreneurial journey, but her Singapore company is still going strong. The post Circling Back: Lyn Lee Navigates a Business’ Ups...
View ArticleThreading the Needle: Wigs for Cancer Patients
Jamie Wright is helping cancer patients struggling with hair loss by providing them with free wigs — and is honoring her late mother at the same time. The post Threading the Needle: Wigs for Cancer...
View ArticleCircling Back: Kimberly Crupi Dobbins Is Going Big
The founder of Chicago-based Simple Squares is looking to take her healthy snack bars beyond the specialty-food market and out to the masses. The post Circling Back: Kimberly Crupi Dobbins Is Going Big...
View ArticleA Food Entrepreneur Gets Her Small Business Into Big Box Stores
Mary Molina, founder of Lola Granola, turned her snacks from a homemade delight to a product seen in thousands of stores throughout the United States. How can others succeed the same way? The post A...
View ArticleCircling Back: Deborah Olivo is a Survivor
The founder and owner of Vida Aire finds the inner strength to keep her business alive through the challenge of severe illness. The post Circling Back: Deborah Olivo is a Survivor appeared first on The...
View ArticleYoung Entrepreneurs in the Age of Obamacare
We asked young entrepreneurs at a Brooklyn coworking space what access to insurance through the Affordable Care Act has meant for them -- and what they’ll do if a Republican-promised repeal means it's...
View ArticleCircling Back: When the Going Gets Tough, Jan Erickson Gets Creative
Amid painful disruption of the apparel industry, Jan Erickson is retooling her Colorado Springs, Colo., clothing company for the digital age. The post Circling Back: When the Going Gets Tough, Jan...
View ArticleMeet the Women Who Teach Financial Skills to the Homeless
Anita Saville and Kathy Brough formed Budget Buddies to help homeless women lift themselves out of poverty. The post Meet the Women Who Teach Financial Skills to the Homeless appeared first on The...
View ArticleThis Woman is Reaching for the Startup Stars
Harleen Kaur is a former NASA engineer and Rolls-Royce executive. But growing her mobile social-networking company, uCiC, has been her biggest challenge yet. The post This Woman is Reaching for the...
View ArticleHow ‘Orange is the New Black’ Inspired This Luxury T-Shirt Company
At Road Twenty-Two in San Francisco, women who served time in prison get a second chance. The post How ‘Orange is the New Black’ Inspired This Luxury T-Shirt Company appeared first on The Story Exchange.
View ArticleA Mother-Daughter Team Brings Opportunity to Formerly Incarcerated Women
Teresa and Laurin Hodge’s nonprofit, Mission: Launch, is helping women return to the workforce after prison — as Teresa, herself, once struggled to do — and to launch their own businesses. The post A...
View ArticleThis Philadelphia Entrepreneur is Helping Fix a Broken Food System
How Tatiana Garcia-Granados’ nonprofit enterprise, The Common Market, is bringing healthful food to low-income communities and lifting local farmers' livelihoods. The post This Philadelphia...
View ArticleThe Unusual Item That Inspired This Science Entrepreneur’s Career Path
Like many young women, Tish Scolnik initially rejected engineering as “nerdy." Now she’s running a social enterprise that designs wheelchairs for rough terrains. The post The Unusual Item That Inspired...
View ArticleA Lawyer Aids Immigrants’ American Dreams
Rosanna Berardi, founder of Berardi Immigration Law, helps people enter the U.S. legally — a challenging undertaking in today’s “tumultuous” political climate, she says. The post A Lawyer Aids...
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