Herald Sun: A Werribee woman strengthened McDonald’s credentials as a family restaurant when she gave birth outside a Corio store in Geelong. Ambulance Victoria spokesman John Mullen said the parents were driving through Geelong on their way to a party in Werribee when they were forced to take a detour about 7.30pm. He said the […]
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In the past 35 years, female entrepreneurs have come a long way. According to the Post-Tribune, that trip is not yet complete. In 2007, women owned 7.8 million businesses and accounted for 28.7 percent of all businesses nationwide, according to the survey. These firms generated $1.2 trillion in receipts, about 3.9 percent of all business
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Sue Schell recently presented a small crowd of people with a unique question, “What would you do if you were a businesswoman who was sent to Korea to conduct business, but the men wanted to work out the details on a golf course where women weren’t allowed?” This question was presented to a group of
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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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Any woman who has tried holding an umbrella in the rain while texting or rummaging around their handbag will know what a struggle it can be. But according to The Daily Mail Reporter, a cabbie hopes he has solved the problem – and found a lucrative invention – by producing a hands-free umbrella. Observant Ibrar
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Who knew the e-book would be such a boon for novelists penning whimsical tales of cheesy intrigue? The New York Times reports that “if the e-reader is the digital equivalent of the brown-paper wrapper, the romance reader is a little like the Asian carp: insatiable and unstoppable. Together, it turns out, they are a perfect
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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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Franchising.com: Women own an estimated 10 million businesses and as this number continues to grow, the demand for female business coaches is also increasing. The Growth Coach, one of the world’s fastest-growing business coaching franchises with a presence in more than 150 markets, notes a drastic increase in the number of women entering the business
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Leah McSweeney claims that she was assaulted by an officer for trying to defend a friend in 2002. The settlement, which amounted to $75,000, gave Leah a chance to support herself while starting Married to the MOB, a fashion line, reports Mail Online. She purchased a new computer, turned her apartment into her office and,
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Sunshine Coast Daily: Fashion boutique Princess Polly has opened on the ground floor of The Peninsular Resort on the Mooloolaba Esplanade. Savills Retail Leasing and Sales Executive Hayley Donnelly leased the 58 sq m outlet at a rate of $1597/sq m net per year ($92,626 annually). It joins existing Princess Polly stores in Brisbane, Mackay
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