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Forbes 20 Richest Women
posted by Mishty Deb on March 3,2015 in Entrepreneurs, Gender equality, News and Current Events, Women in Business

When reading Forbes magazine about the 20 richest women there are several things that immediately stuck out at me. First the articles itself stated: “Many of the women among the billionaires ranks inherited their wealth from either their husbands or their fathers. Just 29 of …
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Net Neutrality and the Open Internet Order
posted by Mishty Deb on March 2,2015 in Entrepreneurs, News and Current Events, Women in Business

In case you missed it last week the FCC published the new Open Internet Order, which reclassifies broadband internet as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act. These new rules provide that Broadband providers cannot block content Broadband providers cannot prioritize any …
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Business not going well? What would a hot shot do?
posted by Mishty Deb on February 27,2015 in Entrepreneurs, Women in Business

Sometimes when our business isn’t doing well we need to take a fresh perspective. What would an objective outsider, a hot shot, want to change about my businesses? But more importantly we need to ask that question even if our business is doing well. Sometimes …
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$16 million dollar gender bias case against- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
posted by Mishty Deb on February 25,2015 in Entrepreneurs, News and Current Events, Women in Business

Have you been following the recent gender bias case in which Ellen Pao is suing Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers for $16 million dollars? The case reflects growing tensions within the tech and venture capital industries where women are underrepresented at all levels. Is Ms. Pao, who …
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Barbara Beskind- 90 years old, “Age is an advantage”
posted by Mishty Deb on February 24,2015 in Entrepreneurs, Inspiration

In our youth obsessed culture that tells women their value is in looking and being forever young Barbara Beskind is an inspiration. At the age of 90 she is living out her dream as a designer and inventor, a career that she started after she retired …
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Look for a distributor for your new product?
posted by Mishty Deb on February 23,2015 in Entrepreneurs, Women in Business

If you are starting a new business and have a new, interesting, and exciting product, but don’t have a distribution channel you may want to check out this new website called The Grommet. Or even if you are interesting in supporting small business it is …
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“Mr. Wonderful” thinks women make better CEOs
posted by Mishty Deb on February 19,2015 in Entrepreneurs, Women in Business

Shark tank’s Kevin O’leary recently mentioned that he thinks women make better CEO’s because they are more risk averse leading to better steady long term financial returns. I am not sure if I agree with that. However, there are several studies that show Mr. O’leary …
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What is Stressing Out Women CEOs?
posted by Mishty Deb on February 18,2015 in Entrepreneurs, Women in Business

Jules Pieri is CEO of the Grommet, a website that promotes entrepreneurs with new undiscovered products, stopped my Markeplace. She is one of the most influential women entrepreneurs and she advocates women inventing their own businesses as a way to avoid high stress and …
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Watch Live Tomorrow
posted by Mishty Deb on February 17,2015 in Entrepreneurs, Events, News and Current Events, Women in Business

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Career advice women are not getting: business, strategic and financial acumen
posted by Mishty Deb on February 15,2015 in Entrepreneurs, Gender equality, Women in Business

There is a lot of advice targeted towards women about growing their careers. Be more assertive, be more confident, be good at your job, but there continues to be a dearth of women at the top level of businesses. Susan Colantuano in her recent TED …
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