Women and
Home-Based Business
Entrepreneurship
Is The New Women's Movement
Natalie MacNeil, Contributor
“A quiet revolution is taking shape
right now among women. Unlike the Quiet Revolution that began in the 1970s which saw
women leave the home and enter the workforce in droves, women today are leaving
the workforce in droves in favor of being at home. But unlike generations of
women before, these women are opting to work in the home not as homemakers—but
as job-making entrepreneurs.
Women have been starting
businesses at a higher rate than men for the last 20 years and tend to create
home-based micro (less than 5 employees) and small businesses. Women will
create over half of the 9.72 million new small business jobs expected to be created
by 2018 and more and more are doing this from home offices across the country.
It’s a surprising statistic, especially considering that women-owned businesses
only created 16 percent of total U.S. jobs that existed in 2010.” –
excerpt from Forbes Woman Magazine., June 2012 edition
To state it simply, according
to Merriam Webster Online Dictionary, an entrepreneur is: a person who
starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order ot make money. According to
Natalie in the Forbes article above, “a quiet revolution is taking shape right
now among women.”
Here at the YoungEntrepreneurs Network (YEN), we are all about promoting that revolution among
women as they find their niche in the marketplace. We know that you can take
any gift or talent that you have and turn it into a viable business venture.
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| Sia Austin, Cakestasy |
Our featured female
entrepreneur for the month of April 2014 is Sia Austin, owner of Cakestasy, In the words of Ms. Austin, Cakestasy
is "dedicated to creating extraordinary specialty cakes and desserts made from
the finest ingredients with precision, attention, and care. We produce desserts
that taste like none our customers have ever sampled before, but that overwhelm
their senses with homemade familiarity."
Ms. Austin is one of the
first to join the YEN's network of entrepreneurs and we are delighted to have her
on board. We would like for you to visit her website and take advantage of the
delicious goodies she has to offer. Visit her "baker's" blog entitled “Cake Like Me”. If
laughter is the best medicine, you can get your dose from her. Go ahead, “have
your cake and eat it too.” Warmest welcome and thank you to Sia Austin of
Cakestasy. Feast your eyes now. Click on the link to enjoy a little slice of heaven.
