THE LEADING WOMEN ACADEMY
Photos by Mavash Saba – Saba Photography
Let’ s start with the good news: Women-owned firms have grown at a rate five times the national average over the
last decade. Now, for the bad news: Less than three percent of those businesses ever made it to the million-dollar mark. That stat has too long remained unchanged. It’ s true that women entrepreneurs have more external challenges to overcome than their male counterparts, what with women often receiving less than half of the capital then men in which to start their businesses. But any entrepreneur can tell you that, regardless of gender, the to-do list will always continue to grow longer, resulting in an overwhelming constant grind and the feeling that one’ s goals are increasingly out of reach. Add in increased stress from family pressures and the lack of available time and support and you’ ve got a recipe ripe for self-sabotage. But, what if – yes, what if – we weren’ t scared to get to where we want to be? What if we could just create the headspace in which to clearly envision the legacy we’ ve always wanted? Tell me- what would it take for you to earn your yearly income in a month, and when? If you had asked me back in 2011 what my goals were for Leading Women Entrepreneurs & Business Owners, I would have given you a much“ safer” answer. I never would have told you how I might one day work with
Senator Booker to discuss and tackle women’ s issues after being named a Best 50 Woman in Business in New Jersey. I never would have imagined I’ d meet with Tori Burch and build a relationship with Women’ s Day magazine in order to increase visibility and business deals for thousands of women leaders in New York and New Jersey. And I certainly never would have conceived of the business development tool I’ m about to share with you today. Turns out that all it would take for me to reach this level of success was the right plan at the right time. It’ s an immersive experience I would now like to share with you. After six years of creating an elite and educational environment for highly successful, likeminded, powerful women, Leading Women Entrepreneurs & Business Owners is announcing its launch of the Leading Women Academy, a community for established entrepreneurs wanting to help lift each other up to the next level, both personally and professionally. It breaks down like this: 19 percent of Leading Women Entrepreneurs earn less than $ 5 million in revenue; 26 percent, $ 5 to $ 10 million; 27 percent, $ 10 to $ 20 million; and 28 percent, more than $ 20 million. While there are many resources currently available for startup companies and support teams for the extremely wealthy, midlevel firms do not have as much access to the programs and the people suited for their level of business.
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