Chicago has more female entrepreneurs than any other city in the United States. Frankly, this comes as quite a surprise to me. If I were betting on the answer to this, I think I'd probably go with Los Angeles or New York City, just based on sheer population! However, the article I read (link below)

Revisiting this quote from Vera Wang, I came across an article about defining success. The gentleman in the article mentioned that he would define success by having the knowledge to be grateful at the moment you are presented with having something to be grateful for. He wrote about all the times

Good morning and HAPPY FRIDAY! I am reaching out to all the women in business that I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing (or not!) to see if you’d like to include anything that could go towards making a basket for a silent auction for "Making Strides" and the "American Cancer Society." The auction w

Have you ever thought about what makes you "weird?" We've all been told our "weird" makes us unique. BUT... "Weird" makes us successful (if we can get past our insecurities). "Weird" makes us quirky. "Weird" makes us unorthodox. All these things are exactly what we want our businesses to be

"Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can wrong." - Ella Fitzgerald A simple quote that gets right to the point. How could you go wrong with love, inspiration, AND positive thinking? Answer: You can't. About 2 or 3 months ago I made the conscious decision to make Monday's my FA

Who is Euripides? Seems like a man of little words, but his famous quote holds so much truth with just four little words! (Also, he certainly was not a man of little words... he wrote SO many plays and such.) "Much effort, much prosperity." Euripides was one of the most influential dramatic play w

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True to Tina Fey's style, this quote is blunt and to the point. Don't just chase the dreams you have. Catch them. A few things about Tina Fey: 1. You should definitely read her book, "Bossypants." Absolutely inspiring.. AND HILARIOUS. 2. If you don't know, Tina Fey was the first female head write

What do you think of this fact? Could it be related to the divorce rate and the amount of ladies that are single mothers and/or running their own homes?

True words. "If you are different, you will stand out." Just think about how you observe objects and people. If the object or the person is out of the normal we tend to notice it more, and spend more time observing. Which is EXACTLY what we want people to do regarding our businesses! So, take a l

This weeks "fun fact" is so inspiring! Women help women! Finding this fact led me to an awesome brochure published by Visa. If you have a moment you should definitely check it out! It's FILLED with fun facts about women in business AND their businesses! https://usa.visa.com/content/dam/VCOM/r

I'm positive that we all can relate to this quote, in business and not. It is pretty much certain that nothing will go exactly as planned! So we must be flexible, confident, and keep that positive mind set! Happy Monday! TALK TO US! What are some obstacles you've encountered on your road?

Unfortunately, it's not all good news for women in business these days, but we certainly are making strides. 26. Twenty-six. Two, six. Not matter how we say it... ONLY 26 women are CEO's of Fortune 500 companies. That is an extremely low percentage of women in business! (Just over 5%, in fact.)

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Makeover Your Mindset Monday At times it is easy to give up when things aren't going exactly as planned, or things become more challenging than we anticipated. This is normal in business and normal in everyday life. Today's quote by Sandra Makarem, Founder and CEO of "The Collective Child," is a

It's absolutely amazing how far women have really come in our fight for equality in the United States. I mean, it wasn't THAT long ago that women could not even buy their own property, or really enter into any contract of any kind! Today, (according to Karen Killian of LMD Communications), about 9M

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I did not, could not, would not let any of you miss out on this day! So grab whatever it is you've been craving and go to town! You have one of the best excuses you are ever going to get! What is your favorite food to indulge in?

I was astonished (and excited) to learn that 31% of small businesses in the United States are owned by women! Experts say that number is on the rise too! Could you guess which two fields most (almost 75%) of these women owned small businesses are in? ... ... ... ... ... It's health and social work!