American Express Open recently published a State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, documenting important trends among women-owned businesses from 1997 to 2011. As women continue to launch companies at a rate exceeding the national average (though their firms remain smaller than those owned by men), a look into the growth trends of their enterprises may provide important insight into small-business development. Here's to you, ladies.
As of 2011, it's estimated that there are more than 8.1 million women-owned businesses in the U.S., accounting for 29 percent of all enterprises, generating nearly $1.3 trillion in revenue and employing close to 7.7 million people.
Between 1997 and 2011, the number of women-owned firms increased by 50 percent, a rate one and a half times the national average. The number of firms owned by men, which represent 51 percent of all U.S. firms, grew by only 25 percent during that time, and employment in such firms has declined by nearly 5 percent since 1997.
The employment and sales growth of women-owned businesses between 1997 and 2011 (8 percent and 53 percent, respectively) lags behind the national average (17 percent and 71 percent, respectively), and women-owned firms employ only 6 percent of the country's work force and contribute slightly less than 4 percent of business revenue.
Over the past 14 years, in terms of revenue and employment, the share of women-owned firms at the highest levels of business accomplishment remains mostly unchanged: In 1997, 2.5 percent of women-owned businesses had 10 or more employees and 1.8 percent had $1 million or more in revenue; in 2011, 1.9 percent had 10 or more employees and 1.8 percent had $1 million or more in revenue.
Since 2002, the fastest growth in the number of women-owned firms has been in education services (up 54 percent), administrative and waste services (47 percent) and construction (41 percent).
The industries with the highest concentration of women-owned businesses are health care and social assistance (52 percent); educational services (46 percent); other services, including personal-care services such as beauty salons, pet-sitting, dry cleaners and automobile repair (41 percent); and administration and waste services (37 percent).
The industries with the lowest concentration are construction (a fast-growing industry for women as noted above, but where just 8 percent of firms are women-owned) and finance and insurance (20 percent).
As of 2011, it's estimated that there are more than 8.1 million women-owned businesses in the U.S., accounting for 29 percent of all enterprises, generating nearly $1.3 trillion in revenue and employing close to 7.7 million people.
Between 1997 and 2011, the number of women-owned firms increased by 50 percent, a rate one and a half times the national average. The number of firms owned by men, which represent 51 percent of all U.S. firms, grew by only 25 percent during that time, and employment in such firms has declined by nearly 5 percent since 1997.
The employment and sales growth of women-owned businesses between 1997 and 2011 (8 percent and 53 percent, respectively) lags behind the national average (17 percent and 71 percent, respectively), and women-owned firms employ only 6 percent of the country's work force and contribute slightly less than 4 percent of business revenue.
Over the past 14 years, in terms of revenue and employment, the share of women-owned firms at the highest levels of business accomplishment remains mostly unchanged: In 1997, 2.5 percent of women-owned businesses had 10 or more employees and 1.8 percent had $1 million or more in revenue; in 2011, 1.9 percent had 10 or more employees and 1.8 percent had $1 million or more in revenue.
Since 2002, the fastest growth in the number of women-owned firms has been in education services (up 54 percent), administrative and waste services (47 percent) and construction (41 percent).
The industries with the highest concentration of women-owned businesses are health care and social assistance (52 percent); educational services (46 percent); other services, including personal-care services such as beauty salons, pet-sitting, dry cleaners and automobile repair (41 percent); and administration and waste services (37 percent).
The industries with the lowest concentration are construction (a fast-growing industry for women as noted above, but where just 8 percent of firms are women-owned) and finance and insurance (20 percent).
Is it normal to be scared? I think so! It is not a useless emotion, it gets you to stop and think! But don't let it paralyze you either
A lot of peoplebelieve that the highest priority to life change or doing something great is eliminating or dealing with fear. If you have a system that helps you consistantly earn thousands of shilings daily, fear is easily overcome. I have had people tell me that I should have a saying when my fear or "little voice" starts talking in my head like "thanks but no thanks
If I ignore my fear every time I want to do something, and believe me I like to try some stupid things every once in a while, I could end up in a tight situation with no plan and no way out. I will admit that what the white people are talking about are opportunities that we don't take advantage of because we are scared! To come to grips with this "fear" we spend thousands on `witch doctors` waganga". But here is an even better answer: come up with a system that takes advantage of every opportunity and earns you cash. If you have a system that could consistently make you hundred thousands of shilings every day-- how "scared" would you be then?
Focus on an abundant life with abundant love and abundant cash flow. Don't address fear by ignoring it but, don't let it paralyze you either
Here are some steps to a great system:
1. You need a great product that works well and is in high demand by the public. This may take market research by yourself or find out using google or wikipedia.org what research has been done. Network marketing companies are another great source.
2. Find a product that is consumable, so it will be bought over and over by the public. This is why most investors come and go, eventually they run out of market or they have gotten extremely rich.
A lot of peoplebelieve that the highest priority to life change or doing something great is eliminating or dealing with fear. If you have a system that helps you consistantly earn thousands of shilings daily, fear is easily overcome. I have had people tell me that I should have a saying when my fear or "little voice" starts talking in my head like "thanks but no thanks
If I ignore my fear every time I want to do something, and believe me I like to try some stupid things every once in a while, I could end up in a tight situation with no plan and no way out. I will admit that what the white people are talking about are opportunities that we don't take advantage of because we are scared! To come to grips with this "fear" we spend thousands on `witch doctors` waganga". But here is an even better answer: come up with a system that takes advantage of every opportunity and earns you cash. If you have a system that could consistently make you hundred thousands of shilings every day-- how "scared" would you be then?
Focus on an abundant life with abundant love and abundant cash flow. Don't address fear by ignoring it but, don't let it paralyze you either
Here are some steps to a great system:
1. You need a great product that works well and is in high demand by the public. This may take market research by yourself or find out using google or wikipedia.org what research has been done. Network marketing companies are another great source.
2. Find a product that is consumable, so it will be bought over and over by the public. This is why most investors come and go, eventually they run out of market or they have gotten extremely rich.
It's a tough call, but my advice it to just pick one and get started. You simply won't know what works or what doesn't until you start working with your ideas and seeing if they are useful and of value to your customers.
Whatever you choose, make sure you have a passion, drive and enthusiasm for it, or at least a passion and drive to see what works and what doesn't. Also know it's rare that your first business will be a success straight out of the gate.
Give yourself seven to 10 years to learn as much as you can about business and how those principles apply to your own ideas. Then start working, testing, measuring and, most importantly, actually selling your products or services. You'll learn more by doing and making mistakes in the real world of business than you ever will in school or passively watching others.
Remember, business is about what people want to buy, not necessarily what you want to sell.
You should find that sweet spot once you start talking to your potential customers and finding out about their frustrations, constraints, and problems (which you can overcome), as well as their wants, needs and desires (which you can fulfill).
Whatever you choose, make sure you have a passion, drive and enthusiasm for it, or at least a passion and drive to see what works and what doesn't. Also know it's rare that your first business will be a success straight out of the gate.
Give yourself seven to 10 years to learn as much as you can about business and how those principles apply to your own ideas. Then start working, testing, measuring and, most importantly, actually selling your products or services. You'll learn more by doing and making mistakes in the real world of business than you ever will in school or passively watching others.
Remember, business is about what people want to buy, not necessarily what you want to sell.
You should find that sweet spot once you start talking to your potential customers and finding out about their frustrations, constraints, and problems (which you can overcome), as well as their wants, needs and desires (which you can fulfill).
Most of you would have faced this problem of viewing the videos when they are vertically shot. Now you have no clue on how to view or rotate that video and I atleast end up rotating my laptop to view it.
But here i bring to you how can i rotate a video using VLC player. Now for instance if your video is as below
A box pops up and under the Video Effects section and Basic tab as you see Transform checkbox unchecked.
Many people use the terms "entrepreneur" and "small business owner" synonymously. While they may have much in common, there are significant differences between the entrepreneurial venture and the small business. Entrepreneurial ventures differ from small businesses in these ways:
- Amount of wealth creation - rather than simply generating an income stream that replaces traditional employment, a successful entrepreneurial venture creates substantial wealth, typically in excess of several million dollars of profit.
- Speed of wealth creation - while a successful small business can generate several million dollars of profit over a lifetime, entrepreneurial wealth creation often is rapid; for example, within 5 years.
- Risk - the risk of an entrepreneurial venture must be high; otherwise, with the incentive of sure profits many entrepreneurs would be pursuing the idea and the opportunity no longer would exist.
- Innovation - entrepreneurship often involves substantial innovation beyond what a small business might exhibit. This innovation gives the venture the competitive advantage that results in wealth creation. The innovation may be in the product or service itself, or in the business processes used to deliver it.
If we have two or more anti-viruses installed on our PC, we might notice at times that one of them detects a virus in one of the files but other doesn't. Now the question arises, which one do you trust?
Well, Anti-virus vendors may make you believe that they can detect anything and everything.
For that reason, it's not possible to find out which anti-virus software is at fault just based on the information provided.My suggestion would be to read more about the virus, which the AV software mentioned is. If it's an old virus which has been studied for months or years, then it would be safe to assume that the file is really infected. If instead it was a recent virus, or if it's just a cookie or a hint of a virus rather than the virus itself, then you need to do more investigation. A good commercially supported anti-virus may provide a way for you to contact their support group which can help you troubleshoot further. In my opinion AV softwares backed by larger, reputable organisations usually perform better. any way my self i am using NOD 32,,
Amiri Hassan
