Women Make Significant Contributions in Our World

Women have been starting businesses at a higher rate than men during the past 20 years.

Forecasts indicate that by 2018, there will be more than 9.72 million new small business jobs created and women are expected to create more than half of them. This is a remarkable increase since 2010, when women-owned businesses created only 16 percent of U.S. jobs.

Our friend and colleague, Dr. Sharon Hadary (pictured), former executive director of the Center for Women's Business Research, said that successful women business owners tend to share some characteristics that set them apart.

To find out what those characteristics are, visit:  Women business owners:  What sets them apart?

What Fathers Teach Us

Does father know best?  I'd like to think so.  In honor of fathers celebrating Father's Day, we feature nine things CEOs and business leaders learned from dads.

Read more:  Nine Business Leaders Share the Best Lessons They Received From Their Fathers

My own father taught me to always be myself and to stand up for myself, which would teach people how to treat me.

What did you learn from your father?

Dr. Marsha Firestone Helps You Get to the Next Level in Business

How do you reinvent yourself?  Keep your team motivated?  Get to the next level with your business?  Dr. Marsha Firestone, founder and President of the Women Presidents' Organization has your back.

Dr. Firestone [as we know her] is a visionary who works tirelessly to bring together the best minds to inspire the members. She is very passionate about the quality of the organization and what it delivers.

Read:  Women Entrepreneurs Find Their Place Thanks to Dr. Marsha Firestone

How Safe Is Your Business?

Is there a straight line to success?  According to Harry Red, not quite. He says:

Just like on the Titanic, look out the window and you will spot icebergs, dead ahead. Tough problems which can deplete your time, energy and capital.

What do you struggle with?  See if it falls into these three buckets:

1. Hiring the right team.
2. Picking the right priorities.
3. Serving the right customers.

Find out how to tackle some of these challenges here:  How Safe Is Your Small Business From These 3 Icebergs?