Women own stakes in 10.4 million businesses in the United States, according to a document by the National Women's Business Council. Majority stakes are held by women in 7.7 million of those cases. Let these numbers, and the fact that women owned businesses saw tremendous growth be an inspiration to you!

What do you know or what do you do that could help others? What do you have to offer that someone might want to pay for? Women owned businesses are growing at twice the rate of all American businesses, with African-American women owned businesses owning one in five women owned businesses. Do not let your gender, or your history prevent you from becoming a woman entrepreneur!

Whether you are a stay-at-home mom, a single woman, or working a job or three to make ends meet - you are probably at least half way there to having the skill set needed to chart your own destiny as a female business owner. You likely have scheduling, organization, or crafty talent. You likely know how to juggle many different tasks and have endurance to handle stress. Add in some basic math and money management - you've got quite the portfolio of transferable skills!

Do you notice some skills that I've mentioned that are not ones you are proficient in? Think about if they are skills you can learn, or tasks you can assign to someone that works for you or an independent contractor. You might not be that far off from having everything you need to start your own business. Training in many business tasks can be found free or inexpensively online. Business assistance can be found in local SCORE centers, and support and guidance can be found through a professional business coach.

From this moment forward you are no longer allowed to use being a woman, a girlfriend, a wife, a mother, a daughter as an excuse to not start and run your own business. Women owned firms generate $1.1 trillion in sales! When are you going to step up and claim your piece of the action?

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