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For Shay Mitchell, Success Is All About Taking Chances -- Not Taking Risks

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New York City Offers Funding, Credit and Free Programs for Women Entrepreneurs. Here's a Rundown.It's Women's History Month, but we can celebrate women all year long by making a point to support women-owned businesses each and every day.

				Gregg Bishop
			
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The Top 10 Mistakes That Keep Women Entrepreneurs From Scaling to $1 MillionThough women own 40 percent of U.S. businesses, making 'real money' is oftentimes more the exception than the rule. Here are some things getting in our way.

				Julia Pimsleur
			
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These City Programs Are Giving Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Access to CapitalIf you're an entrepreneur in Minneapolis, Atlanta or New York, these programs could help fund your business idea.

				Gregg Bishop
			
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How a Great Idea and Just $500 Launched a Powerful Network of Entrepreneurial Women of ColorHere's the story of how Aisha Taylor Issah founded Sistahs in Business Expo.

				Hayden Field
			
					|			8 min read

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