Tayo Dada: Rural Development in Nigeria

…through wider markets. I serve various communities through logistic services and empower the rural women in the area of agriculture, I have gotten on board a large number of youths…

Motherly Instincts Inspire Startups

…locate diaper changing stations, kid-friendly restaurants, places to play, and medical services and has over 65,000 relevant points of interest. Kids So Positive When LaBrita Andrews saw the pain her…

Kim Osterhoudt: Jams by Kim

…Twitter @jamsbykim Facebook www.facebook.com/jamsbykim Pinterest pinterest.com/jamsbykim/ Reason for starting I was laid off (early retirement) from a major financial services firm in the spring of 2009. Initially I looked for…

Women Entrepreneurs and Female Stereotypes

…produce products and deliver services in areas typically associated with women, known in the back streets of entrepreneurship as the ‘pink ghetto.’ Hearing those words was a huge weight on…

Karen Ramsay-Smith: Helping Women Find Their Voice

This story is part of our 1,000+ Stories campaign. What’s your story? Name: Karen Ramsay-Smith Business: Bigger Picture Coaching Location: Coventry, United Kingdom Industry: Personal Services Reason for starting? After…

Elizabeth Legere: Alexandria Pet Care, Inc.

Your Name: Elizabeth Legere Business Name: Alexandria Pet Care, Inc., an in-home pet sitting and dog walking services Type of Business Home & Housewares; Pet Care Business Location: Alexandria, Virginia,…

Top Challenges: Getting More Strategic, Sooner

…2000. For years, she successfully self-funded Orion, which operates a family of seven companies that provide management services to for-profit and nonprofit social-services providers (the first of which was founded…