Good afternoon blog readers! This
week we have gotten further on our research for women in small business. While
I’ve researched and pointed out the setbacks women are faced with it has been
difficult to find how these setbacks can be overcome. The funny thing about the
internet is you can’t trust everything you see and read. This is why it has
been the focus of my course at Brandman to conduct thorough research that can
be trusted.
This week I found an article in an
open access journal that pointed out several resources women can turn to for
assistance with their small businesses. Although the article’s main area of
focus is Canada, it listed several resources for women in the United States and
Europe. The article was centered on a Canadian program called, “Lead to Win for
Women.” (Dexter, 2011) This program outlines
a direct path to overcoming the setbacks women face. It helps women in realize
growth potential and then assists them in achieving that potential. The
Canadian based article also mentions the lack of women in the forefront of
business, not only in Canada but all around the world. (Dexter, 2011) I think programs like, “Lead to Win for
Women,” are an ideal way to support women in small business. I believe, encouragement
of this sort will be contagious for other countries and communities around the world.
Listed below is the link to the article along with links to the resources that
were listed within.
Dexter, J. S. (2011). Building an Infrastructure to Support
Women Founders: Lead to Win for Women. Technology Innovation Management Review,
30-36
Women 2.0
Springboard
Centre for Women and Enterprise
Like I mentioned before, the
internet has a funny way of listing untrustworthy, if not untrue information.
However, one thing that was presented in my course at Brandman was academic integrity.
With the internet being so readily available, one rarely stops to think of intellectual
property. We constantly share, revise and reuse information on the internet. I
think it’s important to understand the difference between public domain and intellectual
property that has been copyrighted. This has greatly influenced my college
career. I think the best practice is when in doubt cite the source, whether it’s
just an idea or text. This practice makes me confident, leaving no doubt, in my
academic integrity.
Hi Alysia, thanks again for taking the time to read my post. We are on the same page when it comes to trusting the internet, proceed with caution and give credit where credit is due. Although the world is huge, the internet has made it so we don't notice the distance as much. Information and ideas travel so quick that we should not feel any lesser if we didn't come up with it first.
ReplyDeleteHappy to read your other post and I support your idea of empowering female entrepreneurs. What is your business by the way?
Hi David,
DeleteI own a small tea store in Olympia Washington called TEA-Rations. Some days I love it, some days I don't but the research I've done this term has been really helpful and insightful. Unfortunately there was so much reading I wanted to do, I now have a whole bunch of stuff saved to my favorites that I still have to go through.