{"id":3430,"date":"2015-11-17T18:14:17","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T23:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/?p=3430"},"modified":"2015-11-17T18:15:49","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T23:15:49","slug":"womens-entrepreneurship-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/womens-entrepreneurship-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Entrepreneurship on the Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raising<\/span> <\/span>capital<\/span><\/span><\/strong> is a major<\/span> problem<\/span> for <\/span>startups\u00a0<\/strong>because<\/span> they<\/span> need<\/span> money<\/span> to grow<\/span>. In the U.S., only<\/span> 2\u00a0percent<\/span> of women<\/span>-run startups<\/span> receive<\/span> <\/span>funding <\/strong>from <\/span>venture capitalists<\/strong>,\u00a0says<\/span> a study<\/span> by the <\/span>National Foundation for Women Business Owners<\/a> and\u00a0Wells<\/span> Fargo<\/span> & Co<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet<\/span> women<\/span> in the U.S. own<\/span> 38 percent<\/span> of U.S. businesses<\/span>, or 9.1 million\u00a0<\/span>companies<\/span>, says<\/span> the study<\/span>. Women<\/span>-owned firms<\/span> produce<\/span> $3 trillion\u00a0<\/span>annually<\/span> in the U.S. economy<\/span> and create<\/span> 16 percent<\/span> of U.S. jobs<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

More<\/span> organizations<\/span> are providing<\/span> funding<\/span> for women<\/span>-owned startups<\/span>.<\/span>Springboard Enterprises<\/a> in Washington<\/span>, D.C. is one<\/span> of these<\/span>. The\u00a0organization<\/span> introduces<\/span> women<\/span>-owned startups<\/span> to investors<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Springboard<\/span> began<\/span> 15 years<\/span> ago<\/span>. It has helped<\/span> about<\/span> 600 companies<\/span> that are fast<\/span> growing<\/span> and women<\/span>-owned raise<\/span> $7 billion<\/span> globally<\/span>. According<\/span> to\u00a0their<\/span> website<\/span>, the companies<\/span> created<\/span> \u201ctens<\/span> of thousands<\/span> of new<\/span> jobs<\/span>\u201d and\u00a0generated<\/span> \u201cbillions<\/span> of dollars<\/span>\u201d in annual<\/span> profits<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kay<\/span> Koplovitz<\/span> is a co<\/span>-founder of Springboard<\/span> Enterprises<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWomen<\/span> need<\/span> to access<\/span> the so-called<\/span> \u2018<\/span>Stiletto<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Network<\/span>\u2019 to push<\/span> their<\/span>businesses<\/span> forward<\/span>,\u201d she told<\/span> TheStreet<\/span>.com<\/span>. Stilettos<\/span> are high-heeled\u00a0<\/span>shoes<\/span> worn<\/span> by women<\/span>. Koplovitz<\/span> is saying<\/span> that women<\/span> need<\/span> to tap<\/span> into<\/span>capital<\/span> of successful<\/span> women<\/span> entrepreneurs<\/span> and female<\/span> business<\/span> leaders<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Golden Seeds<\/a> in New<\/span> York<\/span> City<\/span> is another<\/span> organization<\/span> that focuses<\/span> on\u00a0investing<\/span> in women<\/span>-owned businesses<\/span>. Golden<\/span> Seeds<\/span> has more<\/span> than<\/span> 285\u00a0women<\/span> angel<\/span> investors<\/span> in the U.S. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some<\/span> companies<\/span> also<\/span> give<\/span> cash<\/span> to innovative<\/span> women<\/span>-owned startups<\/span>.Cartier<\/span> is one<\/span>. In 2006, the French<\/span> luxury-goods<\/span> firm<\/span> partnered<\/span> with<\/span>McKinsey<\/span> & Co<\/span>., a consulting<\/span> firm<\/span>, and INSEAD<\/span> business<\/span> school<\/span> in Paris<\/span>.They<\/span> created<\/span> the <\/span>Cartier Women\u2019s Initiative<\/a> Awards<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

They<\/span> run<\/span> an annual<\/span> competition<\/span> to recognize<\/span> top<\/span> female<\/span> entrepreneurs<\/span> from\u00a0around<\/span> the world<\/span>. Each<\/span> winner<\/span> gets<\/span> $20,000, and experts<\/span> from McKinsey\u00a0<\/span>and INSEAD<\/span> coach<\/span> them<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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