In traditional small business loans, only $1 out of every $23 in financing goes to women-owned businesses. They comprise 36 percent of all businesses, but only receive 12 percent of the revenue. With strong interests in empowering women, Sam Letscher and Isabel Benatar saw this as a problem that they could help fix with their startup, BOSSY — […]
In May, Smith College President Kathleen McCartney spoke at Northwestern University as part of the new Provost’s Advisory Council on Women Faculty. Her talk, “Walls, Words and Ways Forward: Creating Opportunity for Women Leaders,” tackled the struggles and barriers women and girls face, which are continually compounded by the persistence of gender stereotypes and the […]
As investors review their portfolios for new sources of growth, one area that I believe is gaining the attention of policy leaders and corporate executives is the economic potential of investing in women. According to Women as a Force for Economic Change, a UBS CIO Wealth Management Research report published in October 2016, just half […]
Are you passionate about building and executing top-quality social media strategy? Do you know what it takes to create compelling, engaging digital content? Are you an analytics whiz who knows how to set and monitor benchmarks across social channels? Are you interested in building and nurturing a quality community of followers? Do you strive to […]
Updated Aug. 23, 2018 Community organization boards are generally stocked with seasoned executives, but there is a way for those earlier in their career to get involved and be heard — junior boards and young professional groups. Brian Shields, co-founder of Coder Inc., says it best: “I’d recommend joining one of these junior boards to […]
THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED Make It Better is hiring a Print Managing Editor. Responsibilities Oversee print workflow, from initial brainstorm to issue upload Collaborate with Editor in Chief to determine each issue’s content and topics Assign and edit all articles Control schedules and enforce deadlines in collaboration with Art Director Liaise with ad […]
LifeWorking Coworking, a new co-working office, provides a hotspot for small business owners, entrepreneurs, startups and corporate telecommuters in search of that coveted work-life balance. Founder Steve Whittington, a military veteran and businessman-turned-entrepreneur, opened the 8,000-square-foot space in October, complete with natural lighting that boasts an open-air setting. The office features two different membership options […]
We ask booksellers Molly Parent and Stephen Sparks seven questions for our February Q&A.
If you have kids and you’d like to launch your own business, then you need to know Jill Salzman, the Chicago mom and entrepreneur who started The Founding Moms, a unique networking organization that provides resources for small business owners. The idea behind the group is to connect so-called “mompreneurs” (women who are actively juggling […]
THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED Make It Better is hiring a full-time Assistant Digital Editor. As the Assistant Digital Editor, you will work closely with the Editor in Chief and Managing Editor. Responsibilities Produce and edit online content via our CMS Produce our bi-weekly e-newsletter, the Better Letter Write New in Town, Celebrations, Better Makers […]
