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Male entrepreneurs who read this headline may feel some
type of way, so let’s start with the numbers and the facts,
shall we?
why do I want to start with numbers before sharing my
3 ways women have an unfair advantage over men in
business?
well, it’s actually quite simple…
Business Mogul Jay-Z said it best, “Men Lie, women Lie, but
NUMBerS Don’t!”
Based on detailed information conducted by the Center
for Women Business Research, women own 10.6 million
businesses in the United States, they employ 19.1 million
workers(that’s one in every seven employees) andtheir
businesses account for $2.5 trillion in sales.
Now this article isn’t to argue who has the most businesses,
who creates the most jobs or who accounts for the most
sales between female and male entrepreneurs.This article
is to expose, “Why Women Have an Unfair Advantage Over
Men In Business.”
Of course I could share several ways that women have an
“Unfair Advantage” over male entrepreneurs, but for the
sake of time, let’s dive into the top three….
1. Now I’ve been blessed to work with, coach and train
entrepreneurs from all over the globe with all different
types of backgrounds and something that I’ve noticed
is that women are more open minded to personal
growth and are more coachable minus the eGO.
Here’s what I mean…
A lot of times, as men, we get stuck in our ways and when
it comes to us following the instruction of another male
or female our egos kick in and our minds shut down.
Many times we forget that to be great leaders, we have
to be great students.
women are wired differently and have this down to a
science and show more willingness to grow into the
person they have to become in order to be successful.
women are also willing to accept instruction and course
correction a.k.a “construction criticism”.
2. women are naturally nurturers so when it comes to
building teams, working with employees etc. they are more
empathetic. This type of attitude creates long term business
relationships and as a result long term business growth.
Men entrepreneurs have a tendency to be more
focused on the bottom line and could sometimes care
less how someone feels. This is usually because men
are more results driven and like to keep emotion and
feelings out of the picture along the way.
3. women are willing to be more transparent than men.
when you’re willing to share your story of struggle
and setbacks throughout your life to show that you’re
a real person, more people will be willing to let their
guard down and do business with you because they
can relate to you.
Men sometimes have a hard time publicly sharing our
losses and struggles. Sometimes it’s the things that
we have gone through growing up that holds us back
and keeps us from allowing ourselves to connect with
more people who may have been willing to do business with us.
here’s an example…
Billionaire, Oprah winfrey, was molested by a relative
as a little girl and by her sharing her story, she’s been
able to impact millions of lives across the globe.
From Oprah’s willingness to share her story, Billionaire
Tyler Perry, said he was more open to sharing his story
of being abused and molested as a child. Now look at
the empire he’s been able to build by being more
transparent. Take note.
If you’re a female entrepreneur reading this and you
haven’t fully recognized the power you possess in
having these 3 “Unfair Advantages” I highly encourage
you to start embracing this power today. And if you’re
a maleentrepreneur reading this…
I highly encourage you to embrace the traits of our female
Entrepreneurs because these 3 traits will have a BIG of
an impact on both your business and your income.
Marquel Russell is a World Renowned Business and Personal Transformation Strategist. Marquel has helped
countless amount of Entrepreneurs from across the
U.S., Australia, Canada, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, The
United Kingdom, Singapore and Malaysia build highly
profitable business empires. To learn more about Marquel visit www.MarquelRussell.com
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