Startup

Zoomiee to the Rescue

“Be in the Moment.” Bronchae Brown’s Mantra for Putting Down Your Phone and Letting Zoomiee Do the Work.

Conference

There is No Pipeline Problem

400+ women rewrite the rules of entrepreneurship, and share real stories of building businesses that scale.

Entrepreneurship

Alice Impact Report: What Women-Owned Businesses Really Need

In the first of a series of impact reports, we looked at a cross-section of 10,000 Alice users to find out what women business owners really need.

Entrepreneurship

The Evolution of the Alice Revolution

Written by Carolyn Rodz, Founder and CEO, Alice (www.HelloAlice.com) Alice is more than just a technology; it’s a movement designed to empower every small business owner — no

Startup

Meet Innovate Celebrate’s Top 5 Finalists for ‘Startup of the Year’!

Team Alice joined the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Established for Innovate Celebrate — an engaging, three-day event in Boston amplifying corporate innovation and entrepreneurship. Innovate Celebrate is all about supporting

Women Entrepreneurs

How to Get Past the Growing Pains and Bloom into a Successful Startup

Every entrepreneurial journey has it’s thorns — don’t let them stop you from flourishing Sarah Bernhardi is a self-proclaimed optimist, mom, wife, and founder of Secret Blooms — home to

Health

How Your Menstrual Cycle Can Help You Make Smarter Career Decisions

This entrepreneur is using science to prove a woman’s menstrual cycle is an advantage, not a burden. Shara Raqs is a professional dancer, inventor and founder of WOMBneuro.science,

Entrepreneurship

How This Female Founder Took the Plunge and Launched a Security Intelligence Startup

This female entrepreneur is providing risk mitigation solutions to organizations and individuals in the Middle East and North Africa region. Laila Akel, co-founder and COO of RedCrow, is an online

LGBTQ

Open Letter from a Gay Entrepreneur

Juliette Morser (on the right) with her wife Karla VegaBy Juliette Morser I once had a small pet grooming business, selling my services to the public in a smallish town in California. For five years in the mid-2000s, I engaged with potential and active

Politics

A Career Problem-Solver Takes on Access to Child Care

Austin-based Laurie Felker Jones has spent the last 15 years winning really hard things. She’s designed and implemented non-profit, for-profit and political campaigns that incorporate strategic partnerships, fundraising, communications,

Startup

Stick & Ball Founder Opens Up About Her Obstacles and What Keeps Her Motivated

Elizabeth Goodwin Welborn is the founder and creative director of an equestrian, country polo-inspired luxury lifestyle brand, Stick & Ball. A San Francisco Bay Area resident, Elizabeth is a designer,

Diversity

Gender Diversity is More Than Numbers

Like many founders, we are lucky to work in a field that is our passion. Every day we help people understand the power and impact women provide in leadership roles.

Women Entrepreneurs

How One Woman Found Opportunity in Her Darkest Hour

Sharnece Holmes is the founder of Holmes Healthy Solutions LLC, a healthy vending business located in the Washington, DC area that provides healthy snack and beverage products to organizations seeking

Mental Health

Matchmaking isn’t Just for Romance —Now You Can Be Matched With Your Ideal Therapist

This female founder is connecting therapy-seekers with compatible therapists, revolutionizing the mental health industryAlyssa Petersel, LMSW, is the founder and CEO of My Wellbeing, where she and her team take

Startup

So, You Want to Start a Company…Now What?

By Sarah Heck, Head of Entrepreneurship, Stripe Starting a business is hard. The early decisions that founders make when forming their company are often riddled with questions and doubt. Many people don’t know where to start or what path to take, and the

Small Business

How to Celebrate National Small Business Week 2018

It’s all about the support: buy from small businesses, spread the word, and cut them a break (hint: scroll down for discounts!) According the the SBA, more than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, and they create about

Women Entrepreneurs

Eggschain is Empowering Women Who Are Choosing to Freeze Their Eggs

This female founder is developing a blockchain-based community to increase support and transparency in the fertility industry Wei Escala, founder and CEO of EggschainHow did you decide to start your own company?Three reasons: The first — my best friend had just gone through the

Entrepreneurship

Alice and GEN Announce “Pitch with Purpose” Competition for Startups Doing Social Good

A global pitch competition celebrating and rewarding diverse founders who have committed their companies to social good. Today at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress, Alice and the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), along with partners Johnson & Johnson and Dell, announced that applications are open for

Istanbul

Why Aspiring Entrepreneurs are Flocking to Istanbul

A beautiful view of Hagia Sophia, in Istanbul, Turkey — a Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal basilica now turned into a museumTurkey’s capital is maturing into a global center for entrepreneurshipBy Sara Staffaroni, Content Manager, Alice Istanbul is the only city in the world that

Dating

Move Over Tinder, This AI Dating Service is Revolutionizing Matchmaking

April Beyer, founder & CEO of LEVEL, a matchmaking network to revolutionize the dating industryApril Beyer is bringing back old-fashioned matchmaking with an AI twistApril Beyer is the Founder & CEO of LEVEL, a personal matchmaking service fueled by AI and human support to

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneur and TV Host JJ Ramberg Shares Her Top 5 Favorite Business Books

JJ Ramberg, host of MSNBC’s Your BusinessTake a peek into the reading list of a successful woman entrepreneur:JJ Ramberg is the host of MSNBC’s Your Business, the co-founder of Goodshop and and host of the podcast Been There. Built That. Since

Startup

What It’s Really Like to Be a Woman Entrepreneur in a Male-Dominated Industry

Jill Kuehler, founder of Freeland Spirits (center) & teamShe successfully launched one of the few women-run distilleries in the U.S. — How she did it and her advice for all women founders Jill Kuehler is the founder of Freeland Spirits, one of only a

Event Planning

How to Plan a Successful Event for Your Company

Circular Summit 2018 — Photo Credit: TMD EnterpriseWhen it comes to planning an event for your company, whether it’s a local 2-hour popup or a full-blown conference across the country, there are ways to stay on top of all the moving parts. You’ll

Diversity

Entrepreneurship is the Inclusive Work Environment Solution

By Carolyn Rodz, Founder + CEO of Alice *Note: any references to JPMorgan below are of a single group from a bank from thirteen years ago, and are no reflection on the work environment there today As someone who graduated with honors and a degree

Entrepreneurship

From Science to Socially Conscious Fitness Apparel

Megan Eddings (right), founder of Accel Lifestyle; (photo credit: @accellifestyle on Instagram)How this woman entrepreneur leveraged her chemistry background to launch a fitness apparel brand that makes you feel amazing inside and outMegan Eddings, founder of Accel LifestyleI was born and raised in