Women Entrepreneurs Elevate Their Businesses With Access to SBA's New Platform

SBA recently launched Ascent, a brand new free e-learning platform that provides help with issues ranging from hazard pay to how to create a profit and loss statement. 

The agency partnered with the White House, the U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury to develop the new tool.

When you get to a million dollars in annual revenue, pay a visit to the Women Presidents' Organization.  And when you need help going global, try out Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®.  All these great organizations are here to serve your growth needs.

Learn more about Ascent.

Turn Your Ideas Into a Project that Feels Fun and Manageable

It’s the start of a new year (2021), which means setting goals and making resolutions. If that includes being more creative or finding time to work on passion projects, you’re not alone. 

Facebook creative director Ji Lee believes that side projects are critical to staying inspired and not getting burned out by work, especially when working from home.

Check out her ideas here because doing is everything.

How to Support Women Entrepreneurs In 2021 and Beyond

Supporting women entrepreneurs isn't something we should do just one day a year – Women's Entrepreneurship Day.  Here are seven practical ways we can celebrate and support female founders year-round.  We like No. 5:

Join a women’s entrepreneur organization [like the Women Presidents' Organization].  Hundreds of networking organizations support women in business and female entrepreneurs. Many are funded exclusively by membership dues, and joining them supports their mission.

Happy New Year! Let's Show Our Leadership Resiliency, Adaptability, and Strength in 2021

Only the tough will survive and thrive through 2021, so let's get started!  No need to set resolutions this year because we learned the hard way that sometimes curve balls come our way (COVID-19) and the only way to dodge or navigate through them is to figure out a new plan.

A handful of experts came up with 7 alternatives to setting resolutions for 2021 that will boost our confidence, happiness, and productivity throughout the year.

Check them out.  Meanwhile, let's show and practice our leadership resiliency, adaptability and strength in 2021.  Oh, and did I forget to tell you to be kind and help others?  Try.