- March is Women's History Month, in recognition of women's vital role in American history.
- There are 12.3 million women-owned businesses across the US.
- Business Insider profiled several female entrepreneurs, interviewed numerous experts, and reviewed key research findings that illuminate the opportunities and challenges facing women in business.
- You can read them all by subscribing to BI Prime.
Scroll down to find links to our coverage during National Women-Owned Business Month, with advice and insights from female entrepreneurs about how to get funding, build your team, and broaden your professional networks.
- By the numbers: Here's how much things have changed for women-owned businesses since the '80s (and how far we have to go)
- Location, location, location: The 10 US states where women have the best chances of growing a business and getting the funding they need, ranked
- Templates for starting a business: I built a multimillion-dollar business in two years. Here are 3 templates I used to make my first $10,000 in 3 months.
- The 5 types of entrepreneurs: Use this guide to find out what kind of entrepreneur you are based on your goals and the types of business risks you're willing to take
- Writing a business plan: Startups with a detailed business plan are statistically more likely to succeed. Here's how to write one that works for your business.
- Funding basics: Successful founders match their funding to their revenue. Here are 12 options to consider, from early days to venture.
- Accessing capital: Women entrepreneurs talk about the frustrations they face when starting a business, and how they've handled challenges like limited access to funds
- Hitting $100K: 3 funding factors women entrepreneurs looking to pass $100,000 in income need to know before applying for a loan or credit
- Working capital: PayPal, Square, Stripe, and Shopify, offer business loans ranging from $200 to more than $500,000. Here's how to apply for one to scale your business.
- Debt financing: How entrepreneurs who are freaking out over their cash flow can use Kabbage, a startup that's raised $489 million that lends to small businesses struggling with credit
- Realities of bootstrapping: A CEO who founded and self-financed 2 multimillion-dollar startups shares 5 secrets to successful bootstrapping all entrepreneurs should know
- Taking a new approach to markets: The woman who founded top health-tech VC Rock Health is now launching her first startup with $5 million, and it shows that a long-neglected market is heating up
- Becoming a coach: I quit my job to launch a private coaching company. Here's the unexpected marketing trick that earned me my first $100,000 as a new business owner.
- Avoiding bad hires: A 29-year-old female founder who's raised $2 million for her retail company believes that leaders need to remove emotion from the hiring process to avoid bad hires
- Going independent: The ultimate guide to going freelance — and making more than you did at a full-time gig
- When to go to B-school: Here's how to decide when to go to business school, according to 5 graduates who went at drastically different times in their lives
- Using banks: How small-business owners who rely on Bank of America can tap into its benefits offerings to improve hiring, keep employees, and prioritize their local markets
- Boosting self-esteem: I'm a shy introvert who now operates a multimillion-dollar business — here are 3 tricks that boosted my confidence
- The accelerator boost: A fifth of the companies launched from Silicon Valley's most famous accelerator have female founders. Here's how Y Combinator impacted a summer 2019 female-led startup.
- Disrupting male-dominated business models: 6 principles women entrepreneurs can use to disrupt 'boys' club' industries
- Staying ahead of the game: The subscription box industry is still booming — here are 4 ways the founders of Birchbox and BarkBox keep their businesses relevant
- How to be a boss: We spoke to 5 people who took Anna Wintour's $90 MasterClass on leadership. These are their most valuable takeaways.
- Embracing the risks of leadership: The CEO of fitness brand Daily Burn shares how women leaders can use mentorship to overcome fear of failure and claim their place in the C-suite
- Closing the funding gap: Jack Dorsey's former chief of staff and the woman behind Y Combinator's legendary Demo Day are joining All Raise, a nonprofit trying to close the funding gap for women
- Defining strategic goals: How a serial entrepreneur uses vision statements to build multimillion-dollar businesses
- Telling your story: The woman who founded Maven explains how her first career taught her 2 key skills that helped her raise $42 million at the digital-health startup
- Creating your pitch: Startup founders need 3 kinds of pitch decks tailored to different fundraising situations. Here's a quick rundown of what to include in each.
- Mastering your pitch: A Mastercard exec gives 6 signals she looks for in a killer business pitch and the questions she asks that often catch entrepreneurs off guard
- Saying no: 'What Not To Wear' star Stacy London just detailed the key to protecting your time as a female entrepreneur: Say 'no'
- Investor relations: A parenting startup said its investors offered to put up millions more before the founders even started fundraising. Here's what the ex-Googler CEO said they did right.
- Raising initial cash: Women founders and CEOs share 9 hard truths about raising capital all small businesses need to know
- Going at it alone: I earn three times as much as a freelancer as I did in my full-time job. Here are the 5 lessons I've learned about going off on your own.
- Partnering CEOs: How to know if having 2 CEOs is right for your company, from the cofounders of a bra startup that grew sales by 300% in 2019
- Using metrics and staying organized: The founder of an urban gardening company is one of Amazon's best small business owners under 30. We asked her to share her keys to successful entrepreneurship.
- Managing your budget: The ultimate Excel guide for small businesses to go beyond bookkeeping and save money on software costs
- Using social media: 6 tips for building a strong social media community that small businesses can use to drive sales
- Guide to influencers: How first-time founders can partner with Instagram influencers for under $50K, bring in 200,000 followers, and get a slice of the app's $10 billion shopping revenue
- Balancing a 9-to-5: A 32-year-old small business owner who works full time and manages her company by night explains how to run a company while working a 9-to-5 job
- Gaining focus: 'Top Chef' star Padma Lakshmi told us how she manages her time to avoid getting overwhelmed. Here's her advice for finding your career focus.
- The shoe-leather approach to success: A 30-year-old left her accounting career to launch a nationwide shoe repair service — and is now seeing a 30% revenue increase every month
- Winning e-commerce strategies: Amazon says these are the 6 best women-owned small businesses selling on its platform. We asked them to share their keys to successful entrepreneurship.
- Saving better and spending smarter: A small business owner and therapist paid off $87,000 in debt in 2 years and quintupled her revenue in 8 months. She explains how she learned to 'date her money' to save better and spend smarter.
- Productivity hacks: 5 low-cost apps that entrepreneurs and freelancers can use to juggle projects and boost productivity
- Cashing out: How to sell your startup in 2020 for a boatload of cash, from founders who sold their companies for billions
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