Small Business Success Blog

Like many teachers, Liz Jackson Hearns was working two other jobs when she started her own school, The Voice Lab.

Monica Mitidieri sought a SCORE mentor to help her tackle self-doubt and get to the next level in growing her cookie business.

Committing to sharing your small business savvy with young people doesn’t have to consume your professional or personal life. Whether you can spare an afternoon or a few hours each week, options abound for busy businesswomen.

In 2015, she opened The Rays of Hope Rejuvenation Center, the first business in the U.S. that uses photobiomodulation therapy to manage pain and inflammation. She contacted SCORE for help with marketing.

Personalized Blankets creates personalized, meaningful baby gifts that well-wishers can order online. But after more than 15 years, Jackson says she wanted to reinvigorate her business after running on auto-pilot for several years.

Our latest infographic shows that in 2016, there are more than 11 million woman-owned businesses in the U.S., supporting nearly nine million jobs and generating annual revenues of $1.6 trillion.

Having the courage to try, knowing that success is not guaranteed and failures along the way are inevitable, is what sets entrepreneurs apart from the rest of the world. But courage often manifests itself differently for women than for men.