Women Entrepreneurs

Women and Home-Based Business

An article in Forbes magazine heralds this news:

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.

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.