Since mentoring many small business hopefuls, I have come to realize a very disturbing fact. Many very bright and hopeful female entrepreneurs have crossed my office threshold with the mistaken idea that just being a woman gives them an advantage over their male counterparts. Sadly, this is not as true as we have been led to believe. Certainly

Please answer these questions: 1) Would you pay someone to fill out an application for a credit card? 2) Do you want to make a simple process more complicated? 3) Are you lazy? If you answered YES, to one or more of the above, then totally reconsider if you want to get SBA 8a certified, because you don't have the right stuff to success in th

Creating your own virtual team is a crucial step to doubling and tripling the income of your woman-owned business. For example, when I hired my first virtual assistant, Kathy, I quickly doubled my income. (I think I was initially so scared that I wouldn't be able to pay her monthly fee that I gave myself a kick-in-the-pants and created more busines

Self-publishing is the hottest trend in books, as it provides creative thinkers turned authors with a fast and easy way to get their work on the market. With the added option of "print on demand", and desktop publishing and design software, the initial cost to get your book out can be very minimal. Self-publishing is also the most profitable

One of the specialized and targeted business loan type that is highly supported by government is the Minority Business Loan. This type of loan was developed for small and medium entrepreneurs representing minority groups or women. It was established to inspire business ownership and encourage growth of companies owned and operated by these social