This April 9, 2019 article in Entrepreneur discusses the explosive growth of female minority owned businesses but also highlights how funding options are less available to these founders. The piece also shares examples of how these women are using pitch competitions as alternative funding sources.
Disparity in the number of young male and female entrepreneurs can often boil down to lack of confidence.
This March 27, 2019 piece in Forbes has advice from young women entrepreneurs including the comment, “Your confidence will grow as your success does, so don’t be afraid to invest in yourself and your skills – this is what will really grow your business and your confidence.”
On March 5, 2019, the Bank of America Institute for Women’s Entrepreneurship at Cornell graduated the inaugural class of women who began the program on November 7, 2018. We are so proud of these women and appreciate their commitment to continuing education! This article in the Cornell Chronicle shares more about the program.