THESE WOMEN HAVE SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED THE TRICKY WATERS OF OWNING AND RUNNING A COMPANY IN A TRICKY MALE-DOMINATED LANDSCAPE.

Women entrepreneurs are the fastest-growing segment of business owners in the U.S.

By: Karen-Michelle Mirko

Women open businesses at a rate 1.5 times the national average. Ana Recio Harvey, director of the SBA’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership.… Read the rest

Think there aren’t enough inspiring women entrepreneurs? You’d better listen to these amazing founders.

By Jane McManus

DANA POINT, Calif. — Three incredibly successful women — NFL VP of public policy Cynthia Hogan, EY global vice chair for public policy Beth Brooke-Marciniak and IMG president of business affairs Karen Brodkin — joined Sage Steele on Friday at the espnW: Women + Sports Summit to discuss their rise to the top of their fields.… Read the rest

By Allana Akhtar

Despite high-profile executives like Sheryl Sandberg and General Motors CEO Mary Barra provingwomen can lead just as well as men, many young women are still being overlooked in the workplace.… Read the rest

By: Leyla Seka

The good news is that over the past few months a lot of attention has been paid to whether women are succeeding in Silicon Valley.… Read the rest

By: Rebekah Epstein

When you are a business owner, it doesn’t matter how much funding you have, where your college degrees are from or whom you network with if you are not confident about your ideas.… Read the rest

Entrepreneurship is great for so many reasons. From having more flexible work hours to being your own boss and everything in between, it’s no wonder more and more people are starting their own businesses, especially women.… Read the rest

Every woman has her own definition of success. But there are certain traits that most successful women share.

I spend a good part of my work day reading and writing about women who have achieved great things — and I make it a point to surround myself with women who are well on their way to doing so.… Read the rest

Oprah Winfrey, recognized for her charity work with the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation, was the only one to receive a standing ovation at Variety’s Power of Women luncheon presented by Lifetime.… Read the rest