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Mentorship Helps Mission-Driven Venture Thrive

Vulnerable women living in Colombia are earning money and improving their lives through jewelry-making, thanks to Artyfactos. The company has found markets for the women's creations in the US and Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

5 Reasons to Include a Woman on Your Startup Team

Despite accounting for more than half of the US population, women are sorely underrepresented in the world of startups and entrepreneurship.  A Harvard study notes that less than 40% of business Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Karen Brown

eFest2018 Winner is Making Life More Colorful for Diabetics

Meghan Sharkus of ExpressionMed, the eFest2018 grand prize winner, has made it her mission to make life more fun and fashionable for diabetics who must wear insulin devices every day. The colorful Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: James Beal

More Women Should Study Entrepreneurship

Women have become a powerful part of the global economy, but many college and university entrepreneurship programs are not attracting them. In this interview with EIX's Kim Eddleston, professors Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Mission-Driven Startup Helps Survivors of Abuse

Since its incorporation in 2015, the social venture and social benefit corporation Fair Anita has operated profitably while helping about 8,000 survivors of sexual and domestic abuse worldwide to Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: James Beal

#MeToo is Changing the Game for Startups

The #MeToo era has created new challenges for entrepreneurs and startups. Cautionary tales abound of startups whose hard-partying culture resulted in sexual harassment, hostile work environments and Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

The 3 Skills That Build Confidence in Entrepreneurial Women

Nearly two centuries ago, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, of the now-venerable Veuve Clicquot champagne company, found herself widowed at age 27 with a small child. With little experience and lots Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Dr. Susan Laverick and Elizabeth Bagnall

Helping Women Entrepreneurs Succeed: What's Needed Now

The number of successful women entrepreneurs is growing, but much more needs to be done to support them now and prepare future generations of women leaders. In this second part of a two-part Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Breaking Norms to Get Ahead: Do Women Entrepreneurs Need a Dash of Psychopathy?

A 2016 University of Alabama Study concluded that women with a benign touch of psychopathy (callousness, ability to put aside emotions to do a tough job, not afraid to buck gender norms) are more Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Small Acts of Entrepreneurship Transcend the Business Realm

The surge of enthusiasm for entrepreneurship bellows from the halls of government, the offices of corporations, the hashtags of social media, and the classrooms of academia. As a society, here in the Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Donna De Carolis