Women Entrepreneurs
"If I have to, I can do anything. I am strong,
I am invincible, I am Woman."- Helen Reddy
"A woman is like a teabag; you never know how
strong she is until she gets into hot water" - Eleanor Roosevelt
 Read Inspirational quotes for women written by women
Read "Marketing Myths About Women" By Kevin Nunley
Read "Good News For Women Entrepreneurs" By: Karen Kerrigan
Read Magnifying Glass or Mirror: The Choice is Yours by Sandy Karn
Read "Why Does My Business Need A Website?" By Stephanie Foster
Read Women Who Have It All--Except Golf
Read Take Charge Ladies! by Irene Segal
Read Counseling and Coaching by Gayle Carson
Read Send the Elevator Back Down
by Rachelle Disbennett-Lee
Read Are you an Emerging Champion? by Dr Jill Ammon-Wexler
Read Too much to do, too little time by Aurelia Williams
Read The Strength of the "Weaker Sex"! by Donna Primoluka
Read Why Lurk When You Can Lead? by Rozey Gean
Read Tom Peters on Women, Wowing and Working an interview by Leslie Grossman
Read The Journey by Francis J. Friedman
Read Balancing Work and Home by Lata Tokhi
Read What Women in Business Want by Lata Tokhi
Read The Power in a Gathering of Women
By Eileen McDargh
Read Balancing Work and Home by Lata Tokhi
Read Stop and Smell the Roses by Sandy Karn
Read 3 Secrets of Establishing Yourself as the Expert of Choice by Marisa D'Vari
Read The Mompreneurs, Part 1 By Rob Spiegel
Read Women Entrepreneurs, Part 2 By Rob Spiegel
Read The "I'm Not A Genius" Syndrome by Dr Jill Ammon-Wexler
Read Who's In Charge Of Your Debt? You Are! by Halffe Gelder
Read Change Your Perspective:Change Your Income by Randi Mohilner
Click here for Long Island Women's Organizations
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Click here Best Companies for Women...The 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers List 2003
As a child growing up with one set of grandparents owning and operating
a coat and suit business in the East New York section of Brooklyn, I never
realized just how unique the situation was...you see, it was my grandmother
who "ran the show". I guess I just took it for granted that this was a normal
occurence. Looking back, I can now truly appreciate how rare it was to see
successful women entrepreneurs.
This page is dedicated to all the women past, present and future who strive to
make it in a still male oriented world; and especially to those who are embarking
on this trip for the first time. Modern Opportunity salutes you!! Know that you are
not alone in your journey. It is the mission of this website to offer a wide
variety of money making, income, business opportunities, services and products as well
as vital business information so that, if you so choose, or must, stay at home with
your children and / or elderly parents, there is a way to earn an income while doing so.
Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and
go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow...Alice Mackenzie Swaim,
Poet
Did You Know...The average Federal procurement
contract award for women-owned firms was $700,000
...15% of all women business entrepreneurs are ethnic or racial minorities
...Women hold 13.6% of board seats at Fortune 500 companies.*
...The number of seats
held by women of color has increased from 2.5% in 1999 to 3% in 2003. *
...Of the
Fortune 500, 54 companies have 25% or more women directors in 2003.*
...Women comprise 46.6% of the U.S. labor force, 50% of managerial and professional
specialty positions.*
Statistics from: http://www.bwni.com/ business women's network
Business Development Center-offices in Farmingdale and Stoney Brook, Long Island, New York
http://www.eewn.org/ EEWN (East End Women's Network), Long Island
IBWC Independent Business Women's Circle, Great Neck, NY
Long Island Center for Business and Professional Women
meetings at Crest Hollow Country Club, Woodbury, Long Island, NY
LIWALong Island Women's Agenda
Liwoman.com
(LIWI)Long Island Women's Institute on the C.W.Post Campus, Brookville, NY
SCWBEC Suffolk County Women's Business Enterprise,
meets in Dennison Building, Vets Highway, Hauppauge, NY
Women Economic Developers of Long Island
2Work-at-Home.com
Offers free
telecommute job listings, resume posting in the Talent Bank, information on
Telecommute Friendly companies and much more. Search the listings or have them
delivered directly to your email box each week. There are also comprehensive
tools and resources for those looking to start a home business.
Advancing Women
Advancing Women helps "women network together to meet workplace challenges by tapping
into a larger, better-connected world of successful women with common career goals
and shared strategies."
American Business Women's Association
About.com / Women in Business
AAWEAfrican American Women Entrepreneurs
AIDDA - Associazione Imprenditrici e Donne Dirigenti d'Azienda
ABWI Alliance of Business Women International
American Association of University Women
A Moms Love
Association of Women's Business Centers
ASWEAmerican Society of Women Entrepreneurs
Athena
A non-profit organization that works with women business owners.
Call
(800) 548-8247 or visit the website to learn more
about the program and
how to apply for assistance.
Association for Women Professionals
AWHONN
The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses is a leader
among the nation's nursing associations, serving more than 22,000 health care
professionals in the U.S., and abroad. Members are committed to delivering
superior health care to women and newborns in hospitals, home health and
ambulatory care settings, making AWHONN the voice for women's health and
neonatal nursing.
More: visit their site
BizWomen Directory
BizWomen is an Internet directory of businesswomen.
biz-eWomen.com
bizymoms.com
Business and Professional Women/USA
Businesswomen's Association
The Black Women Contracting Association, Detroit, MI
BWE Black Women Enterprises
BWOW Black Women on the Web
Canadian Women's Business Network
Catalyst Women Is the premier nonprofit research
and advisory organization working to advance women in business.
http://www.CWEBoston.org/ For aspiring self-bossers
in eastern and central Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the Center for
Women and Enterprise (CWE) offers
assistance to help you start, finance, and grow your own business.
Center for International Private Enterprise Women's Initiative
CEO Express
The Committee of 200
Center for Women's Business Research
(was the National Foundation for Businesswomen Owners-NFWBO
Dabbling MumNational publication for
BUSY parents offers centers in party planning,
writing, building a home business, recipes, Christianity, and parenting
issues. Subscribe to free newsletter by clicking now.
Deutches Grunderinnen Forum
Digital Women
Distinctive Business Women
Dot Com Women
eWorkingWomen
FCEM - Les Femmes Chefs d'Enterprises Mondiales
Feminist Majority Foundation
The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF),
which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge
organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health,
and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action
to empower women economically, socially, and politically. They believes
that feminists - both women and men, girls
and boys - are the majority, but this majority must be empowered.
Home Based Working Moms
Home with the Kids a SAH WAH(Stay at Home/Work at Home) Site
Independent Means
Institute for Women's Policy Research
The International Alliance
Internet Center for Small & Women Owned Businesses
Internet Based Moms
Check out iVillage.com,
the internet for women!
Parenting, health, beauty, relationships, and more ...
League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed
and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of
major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
National Association for Female Executives
NAHBS National Association of Home Based Secretaries
NAWBO National Association of Women Business Owners
The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) is located
in the Washington, D.C. area. It's a dues-based national organization
representing the interests of women
entrepreneurs in all types of businesses.
National Businesswomen's Leadership Association
National Women's Study Association
NWSA supports and promotes feminist/womanist teaching, learning, research, and
professional and community service at the pre-K through post-secondary levels
and serves as a locus of information about the inter-disciplinary field of
Women's Studies for those outside the profession.
NCRW
The National Council for Research on Women, founded in 1981, is a working
alliance of 92 women's research and policy centers, more than 3,000 affiliates
and a network of over 200 international centers. NCRW's mission is to enhance
the connections among research, policy analysis, advocacy, and innovative
programming on behalf of women and girls.
National Partnership for Women and Families
The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization
that uses public education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace, quality
health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family.
National Commission on Entrepreneurship
National Women Business Owners Corporation
National Women's Business Council
New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners
NOW The National Organization for Women is the
largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW has 500,000
contributing members and 550 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been "to take action" to bring about
equality for all women.
OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (SME page)
Online Women's Business Center
Opportunities for Women in Small Business
Organization of Women in International Trade
Phenomenal Women of the Web
Prowess Promoting Women's Enterprise Support
Seton Hill University's National Education Center for Women in Business
Small Business Administration Online: Women in Business
The office provides a network of training, counseling, and mentoring services to
help women start and/or expand businesses. It offers information about both
national and local resources.
http://www.onlinewbc.gov/ Small Business Association: online women's business center
Springboard Venture Capital Forums for Women
THIINK Female Thiink is a personal growth company for women.
UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women
womenwatch United Nations WomenWatch
U.S. Census Bureau Survey of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises - 1997
U.S. Department of Commerce Women in Trade
U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Women's Business Ownership
U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce The national voice for women
VDU Verband Deutscher Unternehmerinnen
Women's Business Development Center
Women Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century
Women Impacting Public Policy
Women In Technology International
Women Presidents' Organization
Women's Business Center
Women's Business Enterprise National Council
Women's Business Journal (e-mail) ~ WBJCorp@aol.com
Womenbiz
Womens Calendar
WISTAWomen's International Shipping & Trading Association
Women's leadership Exchange
womans-net.com
womenscorner.com
Work at Home Moms
Work at Home Network
WE Inc. is a nonprofit advocacy organization
that helps women entrepreneurs succeed through education, networking and advocacy.
Womens Issues
workingmother.com
Women's Wall Street.com
YMCA
There are 300 YWCAs united under the umbrella of the YWCA of the U.S.A.
They are the largest provider of shelter services for women and their
families in the country; a leader in violence prevention, offering
programs and services to more than 700,000 women and children annually;
a comprehensive employment training and placement services agency,
enrolling some 100,000 women annually and more!
Other Business Associations for both Men and Women
AAHBB American Association of Home Base Businesses
American Home Business Associstion
Amazon City Network
Amazon City Network includes lists of businesses you can browse, a community called
"Amazon City Cafe," and other discussion areas and mailing lists. It also offers
original content in the form of "libraries, zines, museums, and everything
else you'd get in a big city!"
Better Business Bureau
The Business Council of New York State
Chamber Alliance of NYS
U.S.Chamber of Commerce
Div2000.com
DiversityBusiness.com is the nation's primary resource
portal for small businesses and large organizational buyers.
It is a membership-based exchange platform that facilitates contacts and communication,
streamlines business processes and provides vital business news and information.
Federal Trade Commission
Hauppauge Industrial Association(HIA)Hauppauge, Long Island, New York
Helping Business Professionals
Internal Revenue Service
Here you can find links specific to information on women-
and minority-owned businesses as well as special Treasury Dept. services.
Information articles resources and tools for market online
LIALong Island Association, Commack, Long Island, NY
Long Island Development Corporation 516-349-7800
LI Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
516-256-2483, LIHCC@optonline.net
National Association for the Self Employed
National Association of Home Based Businesses
Small Business Administration
SCORE Service Corps of Retired Executives offers free mentor service.
SOHOSmall Office Home Office
Social Security Administration
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WIPP's(Women Impacting Public Policy) Quick Reference Guide to Resources, Part I
Remember the old joke, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help?"
Sometimes "government" and "help" seem to be mutually exclusive terms. However,
there are now numerous resources out there that truly are worthwhile. The challenge
is that there's so much available it would be nearly impossible for one person to
sort through it all. So with that in mind, WIPP is providing a timesaving service
for you: this issue of the newsletter is a quick-reference guide to governmental
resources. WIPP has sorted through all of the "stuff" and has gleaned the most beneficial
and salient resources for women business owners. Best of all, WIPP continues to monitor
all of this on a continuing basis so you don't' have to, and WIPP brings you the top
things you need to know (in the form of the WIPP newsletters, the WIPP "action" emails,
the WIPP website, and of course at the WIPP national conference.)
The "grand-mama" of them all: The Small Business Administration site. Go to the "site map"
first to get an immediate understanding of the structure, and don't hesitate to use the
site search mechanism to find what you want (go to "Ask SBA" for advanced search, QandA,
and email links for personal responses.) It's an extensive site and you can easily get
lost (or just sidetracked) through layers of pages. www.sba.gov
The best place to sign up for newsletters and "list serve" notifications that are topical:
Peruse the three dozen newsletters covering areas such as women, advocacy, procurement,
veterans, and lots of geographically-specific publications. Some are targeted more for
the general public, while others are written specifically with public policy advocates
in mind. Don't hesitate to sign up for a few - you can easily remove yourself from the mailings.
http://web.sba.gov/list/
The Office of Advocacy: The "small business watchdog" of the government, the Office of
Advocacy examines the role and status of small business in the economy and independently
represents the views of small business to federal agencies, Congress, and the President.
It is the source for small business statistics presented in user-friendly formats and it
funds research into small business issues. Visit "About Advocacy" first to get an overview,
and then the site is divided into three main areas: News and Publications; Laws and Regulations;
and Research and Statistics. Also known as "OA," this Office frequently provides Congressional
testimony, official Comment letters, and issues Regulatory Alerts- all are archived here and
easily found once you get used to how the site is set up. Much of what OA is concerned with
is right on target with WIPP issues (there's an issues area specifically for women and
minority business owners.)
OA's homepage is www.sba.gov/advo.
Sign up for OA's Small Business Advocate newsletter. www.sba.gov/advo/news
Visit Advocacy's Regulatory Alerts page to learn about and comment on proposed federal
rules that may affect small business. http://www.sba.gov/advo/laws/law_regalerts.html.
Regulations.gov is a complete listing of notices and rulemakings as published in
the Federal Register. This is the Federal government's one stop site to comment on Federal regulations.
http://www.regulations.gov
The Federal Register is the government's official daily publication for rules, proposed rules,
and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other
presidential documents. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
Women's Business Centers have a national webpage with local locators. www.onlinewbc.gov/
Small Business Committees: Both the House and the Senate have Small Business Committees
through which passes many of WIPP's top issues.
The House Small Business Committee. http://wwwc.house.gov/smbiz/
The Senate Small Business Committee.
http://sbc.senate.gov/
IRS Tax Center: The Small Business Resource page is posted as part of the WIPP website.
Did we miss a favorite resource of yours? Let us know!
Email nancyz@motional.com and use
"WIPP Resources" in the subject line.
Leading Corporations Owned by Women
AT&T
Fleet Bank
IBM
KeyBank
Office Depot
First Union/Wachovia
Wells Fargo
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Best Companies for Women...The 100 Best
Companies for Working Mothers List 2003
Abbott Laboratories *Top Ten
Accenture
AFLAC Incorporated
Allstate Insurance Company
America Online
American Express Company
Arnold Worldwide
AstraZeneca
Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Avon Products, Inc.
Bank of America, N.A.
Bank One Corporation
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Bon Secours Richmond Health System
Booz Allen Hamilton *Top Ten, *Best in Class
BP America Incorporated
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company *Top Ten
Bronson Healthcare Group, Inc.
Calvert Group, Ltd.
Carlson Companies
Cinergy Corp.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Citigroup
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Computer Associates International, Inc.
Corning Inc.
Credit Suisse First Boston, LLC
Cross Country TravCorps
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deutsche Bank
Discovery Communications Inc. *Best in Industry
DuPont
Eastman Kodak Company
Eli Lilly and Company *Top Ten, *Best in Industry
Ernst & Young
Fannie Mae *Top Ten
First National Bank
First Tennessee National Corporation
FleetBoston Financial
Fleishman-Hillard International Communications
Freddie Mac
Gannett Co. Inc.
General Electric Company
General Mills *Top Ten
GlaxoSmithKline
Harvard University
Household International
IBM Corporation *Top Ten, *Best in Class, *Best in Industry
IKEA *Family Champion
Inova Health System
Intel Corporation
JFK Medical Center
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Johnson & Johnson
JPMorgan Chase *Best in Class
King's Daughters Medical Center
KPMG LLP
Kraft Foods Inc.
LaSalle Bank Corporation
LEGO Systems Inc.
Lincoln Financial Group
Liz Claiborne, Inc. *Best in Class
Lucent Technologies Inc.
Marriott International, Inc.
MasterCard International
MBNA America Bank, N.A.
MetLife, Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
MITRE Corporation
Morgan Stanley
New York Life Insurance Company
Noel Group *Best in Industry
Northern Trust Corporation
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare *Best in Industry
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Patagonia, Inc.
Pearson Education
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
The PNC Financial Services Group
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Principal Financial Group
Prudential Financial Inc. *Top Ten
Republic Bancorp Inc.
Sallie Mae
S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. *Top Ten, *Best in Class, *Best in Industry
Schering-Plough Corporation
St. Mary's Medical Center
Target Corporation
Texas Instruments Inc.
Thomson West
TIAA-CREF
UBS Investment Bank
Union Pacific Railroad Corporation
USAA
Verizon Wireless
Wachovia Corporation *Top Ten, *Best in Class, *Best in Industry
Wells Fargo & Company
Wyeth
Zurich North America
Abbott Laboratories
A continued leader in all things work/life, Abbott invests in advancement
programs for women, offers a variety of child-care options and provides
comprehensive compensation that includes an increased adoption benefit.
Booz Allen Hamilton
High usage of flex scheduling options, strong attendance at advancement
programs for women and a variety of child-care options place this professional
services firm among the best of the best.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
This pharmaceutical giant continues to outperform with its full range of
child-care options, including on-site facilities and subsidized in-home care.
The company invests in manager training on work/life and flexible scheduling.
Eli Lilly and Company
A work/life leader, Lilly offers comprehensive flexible scheduling, a variety
of child-care offerings, including on-site facilities and backup care, and
stellar job-guaranteed leave for new moms.
Fannie Mae
An obvious placeholder in the Top 10, this mortgage financer offers its working
moms the best—from maternity leave and adoption benefits to advancement of
women throughout the company.
General Mills
This food manufacturer stays on our Top 10 list this year with comprehensive
compensation policies, high representation of women throughout the company and
ongoing efforts to promote and track flexible scheduling.
IBM Corporation
Continuing to raise the bar when it comes to work/life balance, IBM offers far-reaching
child-care options, substantial job-guaranteed leave and a variety of
programs aimed at advancing women.
Prudential Financial Inc.
Expanding its child-care options and offering generous maternity leave,
as well as training managers—and holding them accountable—on work/life and
flexibility, combine to place Prudential at the top of the list this year.
S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
A long-timer on the 100 Best list, this household products manufacturer pushes
its way into the Top 10 this year with innovative flexible scheduling, work/life
training for managers and advancement programs for women.
Wachovia Corporation
From comprehensive concierge services and ample job-guaranteed time off for
new moms to a variety of flexible scheduling options, this banking company is
a family-friendly leader this year.
How our 100 Best compare with the rest
47% of 100 Best companies sponsor sick-child care versus
7% nationwide.
44% of 100 Best companies
offer before/afterschool care versus 4% nationwide.
96% of 100 Best companies
offer child-care resource and
referral services versus
18% nationwide.
100% of 100 Best companies offer flextime versus
55% nationwide.
94% of 100 Best companies
offer compressed workweeks versus 31% nationwide.
93% of 100 Best companies
offer job-sharing versus
22% nationwide.
98% of 100 Best companies
offer elder-care resource and
referral services versus
20% nationwide.
99% of 100 Best companies
offer an employee assistance
program versus
67% nationwide.
39% of 100 Best companies offer paid paternity leave versus 12% nationwide.
27% of 100 Best companies offer paid maternity leave beyond the short-term
disability period versus 14% nationwide.
77% of 100 Best companies
offer therapeutic massages versus 11% nationwide.
National figures based on the Society for Human Resource Management's
2003 Benefits Survey.
Best for Advancing Women
Booz Allen Hamilton
Female attendance at Booz Allen's mentoring and career counseling programs
reached a staggering 4,637 last year, while 3,710 women attended
management/leadership training, support groups and advancement conferences
or forums. The company continues to develop programs for women—such as
skills workshops, new-hire lunches and monthly networking activities.
Best for Total Compensation
JPMorgan Chase
Of top earners at JPMorgan, 31% are women, and the company offers discounted
stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement and scholarships for employees'
children. New moms—including those who adopt—get full pay for the entire
12 weeks of FMLA leave, and new dads get one paid week. The company gives a
$10,000 adoption fee reimbursement.
Best for Child Care
IBM Corporation
IBM sponsors 63 full-time on- or near-site child-care centers, serving 2,324
employee children. Other forms of company-sponsored child care include before-
and afterschool care, family child-care homes and summer programs. Last year the
company's child-care resource and referral service was used by 12,219 employees.
Best for Flexibility
S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
This year, S. C. Johnson takes the lead not only in providing a wide variety
of flex options but also in following through with high usage rates. Last year,
37% of the S. C. Johnson workforce telecommuted, 55% worked flextime, and a
whopping 64% compressed their workweeks.
Family-Friendly/Company Culture
Wachovia Corporation
Last year, Wachovia trained 2,178 managers on work/life issues and 2,083 on flex
scheduling; 7,200 employees used the company's employee assistance program, and
6,053 used the elder-care resource and referral service. While the company did not
conduct an employee opinion survey last year, it conducted three in the last five years.
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"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit."
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WOMEN WHO HAVE IT ALL--EXCEPT GOLF
PLAYING GOLF MAY BE A GUY'S way to relax, but for many women, hitting the links is just
one more sand trap in the game of life. A recent survey notes that women account for only
32% of new golfers annually, down from 37% five years ago. And with women leaving the
game at the same rate they begin, that means 640,000 quit golf each year.
Why are so many hanging up their cleats? ''This is a time-crunch issue,'' says Leslie Day,
editor-in-chief of Golf for Women, which did the survey. She says that between work and
family, women just don't have the time.
All is not lost, however. The 11,000-member Executive Women's Golf Assn. now runs family
leagues, which it says keep women in the game. Better gear also helps. Women's clubs and
clothing have long drawn boos from the players, so golf pro Nancy Lopez formed a company
to sell better-designed items to women. Says spokeswoman Elaine Scott: ''We're trying to
get the right equipment to them, and hopefully, they won't leave.'' For women, that will
be a stroke of good fortune.
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Marketing Myths About Women by Kevin Nunley
We have long known that women determine how up to 80 percent of a
family's income is spent. That means trillions of dollars in
sales for companies each year.
Here are 3 myths about women that you should consider when
marketing your business:
1) Women won't buy based on relationship alone. Not true. Women
frequently choose products or services because the company favors
the environment, contributes to community programs, or deals
fairly with disadvantaged nations or groups.
2) Woman like to shop. Not necessarily. Studies show more than
half of women say shopping is a chore they would rather skip.
Don't expect to increase sales by making the shopping experience
longer or more involved.
3) Woman don't start businesses. That myth becomes more wrong
each year. Woman now start new companies twice as often as men.
Companies owned by women employ more people than the 500 biggest
corporations in America.
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Beautiful Women
Age 3: She looks at herself and sees a Queen.
Age 8: She looks at herself and sees Cinderella.
Age 15: She looks at herself and sees an Ugly Sister (Mom I can't
go to
school looking like this!)
Age 20: She looks at herself and sees "too fat/too thin, too
short/too
tall, too straight/too curly"- but decides she's going out anyway.
Age 30: She looks at herself and sees "too fat/too thin, too
short/too
tall, too straight/too curly" -- but decides she doesn't
have time
to
fix it, so she's going out anyway.
Age 40: She looks at herself and sees "clean" and goes out anyway.
Age 50: She looks at herself and sees "I am" and goes
wherever she
wants to go.
Age 60: She looks at herself and reminds herself of all the people
who
can't even see themselves in the mirror anymore. Goes out
and
conquers
the world.
Age 70: She looks at herself & sees wisdom, laughter and ability,
goes
out and enjoys life.
Age 80: Doesn't bother to look. Just puts on a purple hat and goes
out
to have fun with the world.
Maybe we should all grab that purple hat earlier.
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"What is sad for women of my generation is that they weren't supposed
to work if they had families. What were they going to do when the children
are grown? Watch the raindrops coming down the windowpane?" - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
"It never occurs to me that there are things that I can't do."
- Whoopi Goldberg, Actress "It's never too late to be what you might have been."-
George Eliot
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so
long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."
- Helen Keller (1880-1968, American Writer)
"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you
have." - Maya Angelou, Writer
"Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail,
no one will say, "She doesn't have what it takes." They will say, "Women don't
have what it takes." - Clare Booth Luce
"Humility comes from understanding that the obstacles in front of you
are not going to go away." - Sarah Ferguson
"Too often the opportunity knocks, but by the time you
disengage the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the two
locks and shut off the burglar alarms, it's too late." - Rita Coolidge,Singer
"Not only have women been successful in entering fields in which men are supposed to
have a more natural aptitude, but they have created entirely new businesses." - Lucretia P. Hunter
"To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man." - Golda Meir
"Like heroes in a mythic journey, we are meant to struggle
to make
the right choices"- Caroline Myss, Founder of the Caroline Myss Education Institute
"Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by
the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals." -
Dr. Dorothy Height, President of the National Council of Negro Women
"Walk away from it until you're stronger. All your problems
will be there when you get back, but you'll be better able
to cope." - Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady
I do not ask to walk smooth paths nor bear an easy load. I pray for strength
and fortitude to climb the rock-strewn road. Give me such courage and I can
scale the hardest peaks alone, and transform every stumbling block into a
stepping-stone. -- Gale Brook Burket
"I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it.
I want to have lived the width of it as well." -- Diane Ackerman
"Most people are so busy knocking themselves out trying to do everything they think
they should do, they never get around to do what they want to do." -- Kathleen Winsor
If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do
more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader. -- Dolly Parton, Entertainer
We all have the extraordinary coded within us, waiting to be released. -- Jean Houston
Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. -- Carol Burnett, clomedienne
Act as if it were impossible to fail. -- Dorthea Brande
"A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles
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"You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when.
You can only decide how you're going to live. Now." -- Joan Baez, singer and songwriter
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed
door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. -- Helen Keller
"I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the
things that don't work out, that's when I've really learned."-- Carol Burnett, actress
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do.
You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, you can achieve!
-- Mary Kay Ash, founder, Mary Kay Cosmetics
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is
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To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a
chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. -- Bette Davis, actress
"It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else."
-- Erma Bombeck, author, columnist
"All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and
frustration is this: act as if it were impossible to fail.
That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right-
about-face that turns us from failure toward success." -- Dorothea Brande, author
The only thing that ever sat its way to success was a hen! -- Sarah Brown
"It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it."
-- Lena Horne, Singer and Actress
The essential conditions of everything you do must be
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When you get near people who are pursuing their heart's desire, you can
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without that kind of focus. -- Barbara Sher
Remove failure as an option and your chances for success
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In each of us are places where we have never gone. Only by pressing the limits
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"I dwell in possibility." -- Emily Dickinson, author
"When you come to the edge of all the light you know, and you are about to
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will happen: There will be something solid to stand on, or you will
be taught how to fly." -- Barbara J. Winter
"The only courage you will need is the courage to live the
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Anything I've ever done that ultimately was worthwhile... initially
scared me to death. -- Betty Bender
Don't follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin
the trail. When you start a new trail equipped with
courage, strength and conviction, the only thing that can
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Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness.
It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity
to a worthy purpose. -- Helen Keller
"While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to
allow part of us to die whether it is our spirit, our creativity
or our glorious uniqueness." -- Gilda Radner, comedienne
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