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Women-led businesses remain strong.
Women-led businesses are faring the economic rut better than most. That, according to results from a newly-published survey conducted by Florida International University. According to the survey, businesses led by women are doing well because they typically put more profits back into their company. The survey also found women-led businesses don’t rely on bank loans […]
Fourth Florida’s Women-led Businesses survey results presented at luncheon.
“Female executives in Florida are choosing not to participate, mentally, in the recession. They are not being defeated and are looking to grow their businesses as we work our way out of the current economic crisis.” That was one insight Nathan Hiller, who teaches courses on leadership in the College of Business Administration at Florida […]
Women-led firms coping better with recession.
A survey released Thursday shows women-led businesses are surviving the recession better than most other businesses, according to Florida International University’s Center for Leadership and The Commonwealth Institute South Florida. The reason: women-led businesses traditionally have taken on little debt and therefore have the flexibility to maneuver during tough times. Instead of going to banks […]
Database on women-led businesses grows with third year of input.
Researchers exploring the special challenges and achievements of business women in leadership roles will find a wealth of data in an annually enriched database being built within Florida International University. For the third consecutive year, the College of Business Administration; the Center for Leadership; and the Metropolitan Center, all part of the university; along with […]
Women leaders and students connect at conference.
As successful career women demonstrated at the “Women Who Lead” conference recently, they take their responsibility to female students seriously—as role models, mentors, or both. “I had several women mentors along the way who took the time to share their journeys, and that is why it’s important for me to give back to other women,” […]