In every economic downturn, corporations shed employees to shave costs. And in every economic downturn, many of those let-go employees make lemons out of lemonade by starting that small business they’ve always dreamed of operating, whether it involves doing what they were doing as an employee or trying something entirely different.… Read the rest

Hint: It has to do with foreheads.

If you need to fake confidence when speaking with someone important, look at their forehead instead of into their eyes, former supermodel Tyra Banks suggests.… Read the rest

By: Kerry Hannon, CONTRIBUTOR

More and more women I know are starting their own businesses these days — often doing so by switching careers in midlife.… Read the rest

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