Wednesday Linkblogging

• The Birmingham Business Journal reports on research findings distributed by the Center for Women's Business Research in Washington. according to them, "women-owned firms employ nearly 13 million people and generate $1.9 trillion in sales". Not bad. Other findings:

• Between 1997 and 2006, majority women-owned firms (51 percent or more) grew at twice the rate of all firms. 42 percent versus 24 percent.
• Eighty-three percent of women business owners are personally involved in selecting and purchasing technology for their businesses.
• Women owners of firms with revenues of $1 million or higher embrace financial measurements as management tools and produce more financial reports than smaller firms.
• There are 2.4 million firms owned 50 percent or more by women of color in the U.S., employing 1.6 million people and generating nearly $230 billion in sales.
• Sixty-seven percent of women business owners choose financial products and services based on their relationship and experience with a lender.

• Last week we pointed you to the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women list. Well, Work From Home Momma blog noticed something we didn't: number 76 on the list, Rosalia Mera, started with a home-based business she founded with her husband. That business, which produced lingerie, turned into multinational retailer Zara, and she held onto her shares even after the divorce.

Blogger Laura Spencer says:

What does Rosalia's success mean for home-based owners and work-at-home moms?

It means that what starts small doesn't necessarily need to stay small. Of course, Rosa wasn't the first home business owner to succeed on a grander scale and she won't be the last. With enough talent and imagination home business owners can succeed on a grander scale, if they desire.

• The Hinerman Insurance Group has a blog. Yesterday's post lays out options for women business owners to create a business life insurance plan.



• Illuminea blog has an interview with Julie Lenzer Kirk author of The ParentPreneur Edge: What Parenting Teaches about Building a Successful Business.

I thought this was a really interesting point of view, since while I have always believed that we can succeed in business despite being parents, Julie was basically saying that we can succeed because we are parents!

• And finally, Bangladesh has honored Mohammed Yunus with a commemorative stamp, of which, naturally, no images exist on the internet. (Come on, people! It's the internet! Everything should be on the internet!)

Comments

[Laura]

Hi! Thanks for the link.

I was actually excited when I read that Rosalia started her business from home. We need more women like her who are able to envision something, make it reality, and see it through to the end.

[Miriam]

Hi! Thanks for linking to the interview with Julie Lenzer Kirk, especially since now I got to discover your amazing site! I'm subscribing to your feed.

[claire]

Thanks for visiting, Laura and Miriam!