by Debrah Charatan | Jan 18, 2019 | Blog, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Women Empowerment, Women in Business
This post was originally featured on ScoreNYC Talking about money can be profoundly uncomfortable. The social awkwardness sets in at even the most casual times; a cheerful dinner with friends can devolve into embarrassed stammers when a waiter asks how they should...
by Debrah Charatan | Jan 11, 2019 | Blog, Entrepreneurship, Women Empowerment, Women in Business
This post was originally featured on ScoreNYC The gender gap remains a yawning chasm. Forbes reports that just 2.4 percent of the CEOs at Fortune 500 companies are women. Those exalted few who have reached that rung in the ladder share many qualities with their male...
by Debrah Charatan | Dec 5, 2018 | Blog, Entrepreneurship, Women Empowerment, Women in Business
It is hard to believe that women were not able to obtain business loans without a male co-signer just 30 years ago. Up until 1988, an independent woman who wanted to start a business was denied a loan even when her finances indicated that she was qualified....
by Debrah Charatan | Oct 12, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, Techonology, Women Empowerment, Women in Business
This post was originally featured on Business.com “Unicorns” have been prominent in the tech world, but a new type of startup called “zebras” could soon be taking their place — and many of them are female-led. Unicorns have been a huge trend in and out of the tech...
by Debrah Charatan | Sep 26, 2018 | Women Empowerment, Women in Business
This post was originally featured on ScoreNYC A recent report by SCORE, The Megaphone of Main Street: Women’s Entrepreneurship, assesses the landscape of women-owned small businesses. Its insights show an exciting picture of female entrepreneurship — one that is...
by Debrah Charatan | Aug 27, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, Women Empowerment, Women in Business
This post was originally featured on ScoreNYC Women entrepreneurs are becoming a force to be reckoned with in the business world, and you only need to read the news to realize it. According to CNBC, “The stars have aligned to help trigger the trend as robust...
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