CBS News: They control $30 trillion collectively. They’re 54 years old, on average. Twenty-nine are CEOs. Eight are heads of state. Seventy-four are list returnees. And 22 are single. One number that stands out: Eight-eight percent of the women are mothers. “It’s a percentage that surprised even us,” Forbes says. “Power women today are not […]
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In a recent raking of all the states, South Carolina took last place as a state for entrepreneurship and innovation. Economists at University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Bureau of Business Research and Department of Economics developed the index to measure states’ business formation and innovation by combining five components: a state’s percentage growth and per capita growth
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A new survey of 2,000 kids between 11 -18 shows that 77% of them want to start a business when they grow up. Nearly half of the kids mentioned that they have always had an interest in being their own boss. TV programmes such as The Apprentice and Dragon’s Den and the high profile of
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Business Insider: Some 77 percent of small business owners in the Small Business Happiness Index by Vista Prints are either “very†or “extremely†happy about running a business and working for themselves. (The survey focused on 900 U.S. microbusinesses with one to 10 employees and less than $100,000 in annual revenues–primarily home-based businesses.) Are you
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Running a business while raising a family has quickly become the optimum choice for many mothers. When corporate life would leave limited time for family, mompreneurs are embracing flexibility. Recent statistics show an increase in the number of moms choosing this way of life. Statistics Canada estimates that women account for 80 per cent of
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A recent survey from BIA/Kelsey and ConStat is showing a trend in the number of small businesses using Twitter. Surprisingly, it has not had much effect on print advertising. According to gaebler.com, Twitter use among businesses has more than doubled between 2009 and 2010, reaching 19%. However, it still falls behind an investment in print
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Who knew it was so expensive to start up and run a new business? According to the Wall Street Journal, not many. In a recent survey by Bermuda-based insurer Hiscox, one third of 500 U.S. business owners with fewer than 100 employees said higher-than-expected costs was their single biggest start-up mistake, followed by hiring the
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Women may make up for approximately half of the work force and their unemployment rate may be lower, but when it comes to the better paying jobs it is still a man’s world. According to Life Inc., Catalyst has found that women have held up to 14.4% executive positions in 2010. That’s up from 13.5%.
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Small business confidence has seen a rise in November, making it the highest number since the recession began. According to Bloomberg, small business owners feel that sales and the economy will improve. The National Federation of Independent Business’s optimism index increased to 93.2, the highest since December 2007, from an October reading of 91.7. Seven
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In a recent ranking of all the states, DC and Maryland ranked the highest for female business ownership reports Southern Maryland Online. The 2007 census figures show that women in Maryland own 33 percent of businesses, up from 31 percent in 2002, the last time the survey was conducted. That rate outstrips the nationwide pace
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