A comedienne’s terrifying recent experience with a Lyft driver and a lawsuit against Uber have added new urgency to conversations about the safety of rideshare apps for women and families….
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Study: Gender Pay Gap Affects Women Freelancers, Too
…is greater, still.) “It really does add up, and so we’re talking tens of thousands of dollars a year,” Jasmine Tucker, director of the National Women’s Law Center, told CBS…
Fiscal Cliff Bill: Four Tax Deductions Small Businesses Should Consider
…buy SUVs, call them business vehicles, and write them off in their taxes. The law has since changed and there are limitations on what kinds of vehicles can be deducted….
Meet 8 Great Trans Women Founders This Women’s History Month
…have been enacted), to laws that prohibit trans kids from participating in sports. Hateful rhetoric is also taking a main stage – quite literally so at the Conservative Political Action…
Study Shows That Self-Employed People Are Happier, Have Better Work-Life Balance
…dictated to you,” says Jessica Porter, who was building up her artists’ law firm, Porter Advisory, when we last spoke with her. Another business owner, Manali Shenoy, summed it up:…
Should I Form a Manager-Managed LLC?
…law unless specified otherwise in an operating agreement. If you specify for a manager-managed LLC, this means responsibilities may be delegated to owners and non-owners alike. For instance, you may…
How Women Can Make a Comeback in the Workforce
…analysis from the National Women’s Law Center. The percent of adult women who are currently working or looking for work is just 57 percent — a number not seen since…
Deb Haaland on Bringing a Native American Voice to Washington
…legislation providing in-state tuition for tribe members? Yes, I was in law school. It was 2005. Previously, I had gone to California to do a graduate program there [and became]…
‘I Traded Stock Options for Sticky Hugs’
…researched how to find and win over angel investors. The homework paid off: She secured a $250,000 grant from the philanthropic arm of a large global law firm. (That same…
Karyn Ross: Lean For Service Excellence
…undergoing the stress of being re-diagnosed. A manufacturing company that changed its vision from an internal one to “making our customers successful.” A five-person employment law company that reduced the…
Amee Tomlinson of Jabber Logic: PR for Small Businesses and Nonprofits
…and the community by providing high quality, affordable marketing to small businesses and nonprofits, despite the size of their budget. Related: Pat Law: Business Makes Clients Cool How do you…
“Simple Ways to Protect Your Intellectual Property” by Ali Brown
…is all that it takes to make someone stop, especially if someone is ignorant of the law. Just make sure that you don’t spend more time defending what you’ve done…
Our Small-Biz “Get a Life” Panel
…director of diversity and inclusion at BlackRock, and director in talent at Deloitte LLP. Anne is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School. She and her husband live…
The Next Spanx? This Startup Hopes to Solve an Age-Old Women’s Fashion Problem
…at a law office. She wanted flattering pants or leggings with pockets to wear to work, but wasn’t able to find any that met her needs. That fruitless trip left…
How a Texas Abortion Provider Has Learned to Be Resilient in a Difficult Industry
…of a Texas law called HB2, it’s not hard to see why a landlord might be nervous. That said, not all tenants are Miller — who not only appealed HB2…