Women Start Ups – Shocking Results
Women In Business
I found this amazing insight into some of the latest data available about Women Business Start ups on Mashable. The original creation of the Infographic was by Harrison Kratz, of MBA@UNC program at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
I found the results really interesting and I’m sure you will too. Women on average are starting businesses up at 1.5x the national average!
This is great news, and highlights the ratios of Male to Female workers in start ups and various industries.
On the down side, it also shows that 40% of large public companies have no women on their board of directors. Not so great.
Take a look at the venture capital section – just 3-5% of women-owned business receive venture capital! This is really shocking. Does it show a need for proper direction and guidance in raising capital or is it telling us that women are starting businesses that don’t require a venture capitalist?
It is US statistics, and I’m hoping that someone will make up a UK version really soon.
In any event, an interesting read would be an infographic about Women Businesses in Norway, who is running at a massive 40.1% Women Board Members. Phew!
Source Women at Work: Can Startups Level the Playing Field? [INFOGRAPHIC].
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About the Author: Caroline Baxter
Caroline Baxter is a serial Entrepreneur, Business Start Up Coach, and recent bestselling author on Amazon. Having started her first business aged 24, she now has multiple businesses in property, the motor trade and online and offline business consultancy. Caroline is now starting a series of live training events to support entrepreneurs looking to plan launch and grow their businessSubscribe
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Twitter: GeraldNitram
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In my opinion, there isn’t supposed to be a gender barrier when it comes to choosing who’s supposed to be up in a company’s board. There are women who can do it better than men, and vice versa. The abilities of all people vary from one another, and we have to take advantage of the strengths that we find so that the company can progress. There are women out there who can really help out in terms of getting a company’s name out there just as a good SEO reseller would do. I know there’s no solid connection between the two, but you know how SEO people make websites visible on the Internet.
Hi Gerald – Sorry – I have edited the above link
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Many thanks for your comment and although there isn’t supposed to be a gender barrier, clearly there has been and possibly always will be! I am glad your standpoint is one of equality though. Hopefully more and more women will break the gender-typical barriers in the future.
Twitter: GeraldNitram
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Oh, sorry about that. I left another comment in another blog with the same link. I’ll use the plugin instead. Thanks for the info!
Twitter: Steve_Hippel
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Hi Caroline.
That’s a really interesting read.
I have a lot of online associates and it pains me to say it (because I’m a man) but the Ladies are really good at this online stuff.
I think that often, women are just more sociable, more honest about themselves and more giving. All the things that you need to be successful online. People buy from people and you Ladies must just trust each other more than you trust us man.
I wonder why that is
I agree Steve. Women tend to have have certain natural qualities that help them excel at business. I have no idea why that is
But I will say that women seem to perceive each other as being more believable and the impression left is one that is more ‘ethical’ Even in today’s society, we still appear to be conscious of stereotypical imagery… I am glad to hear that your female affiliates are smashing it!
Twitter: newcitymag
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I think, because women and generally more patient and can stand challenges. Think about it, they were created to their babies for 9 months and then… CHILDBIRTH! LOL. That is patience and perseverance my friends!
I really look up to those women who make in in business. But Let’s not forget to appreciate those women who could have been successful in the business world but chose to give up their dreams to concentrate on raising their children and building a healthy marriage and family life.
Thanks for the great comment! I agree, looking after children is a very rewarding career, and of course nurturing a marriage is too. Let’s not forget the women who juggle both! I just checked your site, and it looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing.
As someone who has been wrineltsg with collaboration and data sharing in the public sector for a number of years I can greatly sympathise with your point of view.Too often we replicate our organizational silos in the digital world, locking out partners and relying on the clumsy albeit universal medium of email as our only solution to information sharing.We do indeed need better collaborative working solutions, combined with a shift in our approach to information management and security. But to do this we need the market to provide the solutions we need.I would like to be able to share information around a particular project with trusted partners, capture the conversations and the work done around that project automatically and then be able to preserve the completed project for the future both for legal retention purposes and for corporate knowledge.I need it to be demonstrably secure, auditable, based on open standards, with open APIs and I would like it tomorrow please
Twitter: Steve_Hippel
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There’s no doubt about that Caroline. I have watched women like Adrienne Smith and Sherryl Perry grow very fast. They are both really helpful and I have learned and gained a lot through associating with them. (hint hint)
Feb22 OMG! Cool. Id love to read those too, if only to know how men really think, and then some. VS dont turn men on? Really? im soooo reeilved!