To survive in business as a woman with a family and two children for 20 years.
1,000 Stories
More than 1,000 women entrepreneurs from around the world have told us about their personal business journeys. Here are their stories, in their own words. Tell us yours!
Natalie Gonzalez: Chatalog– Revolutionizing The Way You Shop Online With Friends
At the core of Chatalog is a tool that helps to keep friends and family close. Whether you are on opposite sides of the country or live in the same house, we built Chatalog to bring collaboration to online shopping.
Nicole Baldwin: Biao Skincare– Passion Born From A Tragedy
As a little girl, I was badly burned with hot scalding water all over my face, neck and chest. My grandmother, a nurse, began using an herbal remedy to heal my skin from the scarring from my accident.
Kathy A. Gambrell of Social Intensity Media: Journalist With An Entrepreneurial Mission To Help Small Businesses
I decided to start Studio 60 Media after I saw small businesses and organizations struggling with their digital presence.
Alison Lucien: Eleanor’s Stylish Bicycle Accessories– Entrepreneur Who Bikes In Style
I couldn’t find high-quality, fashionable accessories to add style to my bike while I commuted to work.
Rupal Bhinda: Ebb & Flow– From Small Token Of Appreciation To Idea For Business
Working in the fashion industry I would give gifts to my clients during the holiday season. To stand out from the rest of the gift givers I started packaging handmade soaps.
Jill Boehler: Chilly Jilly– Feeling Chilly In The Summertime AC Blast?
I did not set out to start a company, I simply had a problem that I thought was common to most women.
Jill Blankenship: Frontline Services and MyEasyBilling– Facilitating Steady Employment For Orcas Island, WA
Opening Frontline Call Center became a viable business opportunity that could meet the need for steady employment in this rural area with severe location challenges.
Dana Morgan: The Melody Book– Educating The Modern Day Mozart
I’m a big fan of music and art, and as a software engineer, I take special interest in the crossover between art and technology.
Andrea Tali: Artisara – To Me Entrepreneurship is About Freedom
I wanted to apply and realize my own ideas, have flexibility, freedom in time and money, have no limits in any way and do things my own way, be independent and do what I like to do and do it on my own terms.
Paula Roeske: PRK Products– Finally, Turning Ideas Into Prototypes
I had sat on my baby product ideas for almost 10 years when I finally decided enough is enough, “Paula, make the time to take these ideas from paper to prototype.”
Jennie Capellaro: The Green Owl Cafe– A Haven For Vegetarians and Vegans In Madison, Wisconsin
Opening a vegetarian restaurant had been a dream of mine for many years prior. As a vegetarian myself, I thought vegetarians and vegans deserved to have a place where they could order anything on the menu.
Kim Nimsgern: Casual Panache– Inventor Of The Click-n-Curl
I came up with a good idea and was curious and determined enough to pursue it.
Nona Varnado: LA Bike Trains– Making Biking A Fun Social Experience In LA
We provide a rolling party along select routes run by Conductors – experienced urban cyclists – to harness the safety of riding in a group while kicking it up a notch by making the ride a fun social experience.
Shirley Moulton: The ACADEMi of Life– Practicing The Art Of Living
After 22 years in business, I sold my information technology firm, Universal Solutions Inc., and found myself in a position where my entire identity and goals had to change.