While there is a very public battle going on to get more women on boards and into executive positions, women in businesses across all sectors, be it corporate or SMEs, are still trying to be heard and acknowledged in meetings. Here are some tips for getting your message across, whether at an important board meeting or coffee catch-up with a client.
Not many people would be brave enough to borrow $7 million to open a family holiday park while pregnant with their first child, but with business booming six years on, Sophie Bone has no regrets.
As the 2012 Telstra Business Women’s Awards open for nominations, Dynamic Business is speaking with 12 former winners about the impact the program’s had on their careers. Today, engineer Louise McCormick discusses the power of innovation in business.
As the 2012 Telstra Businesswomen’s awards open for nominations, Dynamic Business is chatting to twelve former winners about the impact the program has had on their businesses. Today, Jodie Fox reveals the opportunities winning the 2011 Hudson Private and Corporate Sector Award has created for Shoes of Prey.
Aimee Marks is taking on the big guys with TOM Organic tampons, and at just 25 years of age, has had some stunning successes.
The former CEO of the Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA) and the youngest woman ever to be elected to the WA Parliament died at the age of 35 last month, and tributes from people in the business community have begun to flow for Jaye Radisich.
Get Threaded founder Liz See has been working to release her unique ‘brow bar’ franchise concept across Australia and New Zealand since 2009, launching with just $5000 in the bank. The first of her Master Franchisees opened for business this month, and See is reflecting on how she got the concept off the ground.
Working women say they still suffer setbacks in the office. One guy weighs in with a few suggestions.
Ronni Kahn is one of the country’s most well-respected social entrepreneurs, having led the Australian shift toward social consciousness since launching her not-for-profit organisation OzHarvest in 2004. This week, she’s the star of our Friday Entrepreneur Fix.
An informal survey released this week suggests that women entrepreneurs are more confident about their business’s success than their male counterparts and offers some clues as to why.
