Good day everyone!  I'm Jeff N Marquis at the business desk and this evening I'd like to introduce our weekly feature focusing on women.  We've decided to name this feature "Women talk" and so let's talk for a bit about women as small business owners.

Nothing new in this arena but what we're finding as that more and more women are going into business for themselves.  The small business idea for woman is a growing trend across the United States these days and I'd like to refer you to www.untappedwealth.com/business-strategies.html and there you can check out the small business idea for woman link. 

Women need to be motivated and convinced that they do belong in the small business world and even more in the business world as a whole.  Nothing should stop our business women from making their mark.  Small business women owners have grown by over 23% within the last year, twice the rate of new business openings.  If this is not enough we have to look at other factors such as more and more women becoming CEOs of top Fortune 500 companies. 

I know, it's not an easy task to get women motivated but I'd like to help and I'd like to leave you with a message from Donna Jodhan, one of our associates and very successful woman in her own right.  Donna is blind but this has not stopped her from running a very successful consulting business.  Here now is her message.

 

Do women have a place in the small business arena?

 

I have been a small business owner for over 13 years now and I say yes!  In a world where men still rule, and there's still a glass ceiling for women, I truly believe that there is definitely a place for us.  I am a woman, I am visually impaired, but I've managed to make it!

 

Did you know that women are the owners of about 25% of small businesses in America today?  Did you also know that they are the owners of 10 of the top Fortune 500 companies?  Did you also know that women business owners is one of the fastest growing trends in America today?  According to CNN news, the growth of women owners of small businesses outstripped the growth of new companies in 2006 by about 23%.

 

The number of battered women across America continues to increase.  The number of women as single parents also continues to skyrocket, but at the same time and despite all of this, women are still making it in the business world.

 

The challenges for women are many, but it is definitely doable.  Persistence is one of the ingredients for success.  Another is making sure that our voices are heard on a constant basis.  We need to constantly keep reminding the rest of the world that we have something to contribute.  We can think for ourselves and we are independent enough to pay our own taxes, earn our own incomes, and live our own lives.

 

What we need to keep in mind is that we have to keep ourselves focused on the prize.  We need to remember that both men and many of our fellow women will always be questioning our abilities both in and out of the boardroom and we have to find ways to keep proving them wrong.  I know that it's often hard to keep our cool, but losing our cool will only give them ammunition for more attacks on our abilities.

 

So, don't give up!  As women we have to stick together and help and support each other. 

 

I'd like to end my week by giving you some info on Donna's company.

 

They call themselves a "One Stop Writing Shop" and well they should.  There are not too many companies around at present that are able to do this and do it so well.  The experts call them unique!  They offer complete services that can help you do research, write, translate and transcribe your info into multi languages.  For absolutely free they can help you to keep abreast of important trends and news items if you're either too busy to search for them or you don't know where to find them.  They can help you to increase your revenues, reduce your costs, and expand your customer bases.  They can offer you a free online monthly magazine filled with info designed to help you keep abreast of market trends and consumer habits and articles that will point you in the right direction when it comes to finding opportunities that are explosive, lucrative, but above all safe.
To learn more visit them at www.sterlingcreations.ca.

 

At the business desk, I'm Jeff N Marquis wishing you a happy weekend.