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 Heard about the American Small Business Championship? Hosted by Sam’s Club and SCORE, it awards small business owners for their sacrifices & dedication to their business. The Championship launched on Jan. 12 & winners were announced on Feb. 24. With 102 winners from 47 states, each winner received a $1,000 Sam’s Club gift card, expense-paid attendance at a…

Guest Post :: Ever wanted to carve out weekly hours to work out, or 20 minutes a day to meditate?  I know I have.  But with two small kids and a new business, starting any sort of regimen has been ‘challenging’, to put it mildly.  Owning a business is a time-consuming endeavor, and it can feel…

Guest Post by Tiffany Larson, FlightCar :: Travel expenses are often one of the easiest ways for a small business to unknowingly hemorrhage money until it’s too late to remedy. Fortunately, there are a few quick hacks to turn that travel budget from terror to triumph:

Guess who joined WBEZ 91.5’s Niala Boodhoo and Melba Lara for this week’s “Afternoon Shift” segment? None other than our founder, Jill Salzman. Hear their tech talk on President Obama’s new executive orders on cybersecurity, Governor Rauner’s announcement about a new innovation council and Facebook’s new way to manage user accounts after they’ve passed away. Hit the…

Wanna get more work done? We all love our kids, but we also know that parenting can be hard. Getting the behavior you want from your child can feel like a battle. So, mom of 4, author, and family MD, Dr. G, wants to help. Especially for mom entrepreneurs, setting boundaries is key to successfully working…

Wanna get out and see brilliant shoe art for a great cause? Rosecrance, a not-for-profit organization and leading national provider of substance abuse treatment for teens, adults and families, recently launched “In My Shoes,” an art exhibit created to help parents understand teenagers’ points of view about the pressures they face and how they’re confronted…

On Wednesday evening, our founder Jill Salzman emcee’d the launch of WTF (Women Tech Founders) in Chicago at 1871. More than a dozen female founders spoke to a crowd of over 200 and shared stories about launching their startups. Salzman shared, “There is a lot of chatter about supporting women founders and women in tech…

How can you inspire future women interested in launching tech companies? By celebrating today’s women in tech. Never in history has there been a better opportunity for passionate, intelligent women to scale solutions and improve the world. With that, we give you the launch of Women Tech Founders (WTF)! It’s launching with an event at 1871…

  So many business tips, so little time. In all of the Founding Moms’ Exchanges I’ve hosted, in all of the business meetings I’ve taken, in all of the media appearances I’ve done, I’m often asked: “What’s your #1 tip for entrepreneurs who want to build better businesses?”