Two years ago, fifteen women CEOs came together with a common goal for their businesses: to learn the tools and disciplines that would allow them to accelerate their growth and ultimately achieve annual revenues of $20M.
The growing power of women’s businesses and its profound impact on the economy has not received the attention it deserves. Women are starting businesses at a rate 1.5 times the national average.
Mentorship plays a crucial role in the growth of any entrepreneur, but it is especially important for women entrepreneurs. Mentors have the power to change your viewpoint and expand your horizons, showing you a world you never knew existed. During the Symposium, the importance of mentors was discussed at length during a lunch panel on mentorship.
The 2016 DWEN Research Symposium Panel on Challenges, Needs, and Key Drivers focused on funding challenges for women-owned businesses, including the scope of the problem, the role of bias, and what we can do about it.