Women Entrepreneurshttp://alkamae.com/articles.php?cat=79Women have been opening businesses at twice the rate of men for many years now. However, they have not been as successful at bringing in the big bucks as men. That’s because they try to run their businesses the same way that their male counterparts do—from the head down. http://alkamae.com/content.php?id=205J.K. Rowling's rise to fame and fortune is inspiring. Though her fortune is estimated at $1 billion, and she is ranked as the 136th richest person in the world, in 1990, when all this got started, things were very different for J. K. Rowling. She was not a published author. She did not have a lot of money. She was living in London, working as a researcher and bi-lingual secretary for Amnesty International, and her mother had just died. How she got from there to where she is today is a story filled with invaluable tips for small business owners. http://alkamae.com/content.php?id=182In the last 20 years, where women work, how women work, and what kinds of jobs women are seeking have changed. As more and more corporations have re-organized and downsized, as more children of Baby Boomer mothers are leaving home, and as more traditionally employed women are waking up to the fact that they want more out of life than just simply getting a paycheck, the world of small business ownership is exploding. http://alkamae.com/content.php?id=184On June 7, 2008, Senator Hillary Clinton made history. I knew it as I watched her deliver her exit speech before 2,000 supporters at Washington's National Building Museum. She wasn’t just endorsing presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama; she was leading by example. There is much the entrepreneurial woman can learn from Senator Clinton, including these 10 lessons about facing so-called defeat. http://alkamae.com/content.php?id=232Have you ever watched the Indy 500? The beginning is always dramatic. The audience cheers when it hears, “Gentlemen . . . start your engines!” These four words announce the start of something big. Putting together a promotion plan is the start of something big, too. http://alkamae.com/content.php?id=222With women-run, home-based businesses being one of the fastest growing sectors of small business start-ups, it’s important for women to make sure their good idea turns into a great one. Read the Top 5 Steps to Insure Your Business Success.http://alkamae.com/content.php?id=226