A Rising Tide: Financing Strategies for Women-Owned Firms 
Women-owned firms represent an increasingly important segment of the small business sector. According to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 7.8 million women-owned firms in the United States in 2007, generating $1.2 trillion in revenues and providing employment for 7.6 million people. A Rising Tide presents the financial strategies that have helped today's bold and creative women entrepreneurs to succeed.
Angel Investing Needs More Than Just a Few Good Women
Despite increased financial power and wealth, high net worth women
represent a largely untapped source of capital for start-up
entrepreneurs, according to a new report released today by the Ewing
Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Characteristics of New Firms: A Comparison by Gender
While the country's 6.5 million privately held, women-owned firms
generated an estimated $940 billion in sales and employed 7.1 million
people in 2002, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, a Kauffman
Foundation research report indicates that women-owned firms have
relatively underperformed men-owned firms in a number of measures.
Fostering Research on Minority Entrepreneurship
The series of papers contained in this volume are the result of a conference funded by the Kauffman Foundation and are a key piece of the effort to encourage young scholars.
Gender Differences in Patenting in the Academic Life Sciences
Male academic scientists in the life sciences secure patents at more than twice the rate of their female colleagues, according to the study Gender Differences in Patenting in the Academic Life Scientists.
Kauffman Foundation Announces Support of Award-Winning Women's Entrepreneurship Program
The Path Forward Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, home of the award-winning ACTiVATE® program, has been awarded a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to support the creation of materials to be used in replicating the ACTiVATE® program.
Kauffman Foundation Extends Grant to Astia to Accelerate the Growth of Women-led Firms
In an ongoing commitment to women high-growth entrepreneurs, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced a two-year extension of its previous grant to Astia, an organization dedicated to the success of women-led high-growth startups.
Kauffman’s Hottest Trending Content in 2012: Research Reports, Infographics and Video Sketchbooks
The Kauffman Foundation has compiled its most popular online content in 2012. Trending topics range from annual startup rates, the geography of high-growth firms and the poor track record of venture capital investment funds to inspiring animated video "Sketchbooks" that feature immigrant entrepreneurs and programs for aspiring founders.
Large Gender Gap In Patenting Among Life Science Scientists, Kauffman Foundation Sponsored Study Reveals
Male academic scientists in the life sciences secure patents at more than twice the rate of their female colleagues, according to an analysis sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
New Animated Kauffman Sketchbook Video Illustrates Financing Challenges for Women-Owned Firms
Women face greater challenges than men in getting financing for their companies, which is one of the reasons why this untapped population is not scaling businesses. The underlying causes for those challenges are spelled out in the latest Kauffman Foundation sketchbook video narrated by Alicia Robb, a Kauffman senior research fellow and one of the authors of A Rising Tide, a new book that delves into the topic of financing strategies of women-owned firms.
Overcoming the Gender Gap: Women Entrepreneurs as Economic Drivers
Women who are capable of starting growth companies that serve global markets may be the nation's secret weapon for achieving sustained economic growth.
Pioneering Book on the Rise of Women-owned Businesses Identifies Importance of, Differences in Financing Strategies
Financing often is the cornerstone for long-term business startup success. Yet, little research and insight on financing strategies have been available to the nearly 8 million women-owned firms in the United States.
Sources of Financing for New Technology Firms: A Comparison by Gender
Women entrepreneurs launch high-technology firms with less financial
capital than men, and continue to follow a different financial strategy
over time. Women's reliance on internal funding sources makes
a difference: Years after startup, women-owned high-tech firms continue
to lag behind men-owned firms in numerous performance measures,
including revenues, profits, assets and employment.
The Rosalind Franklin Society
The interdisciplinary, international Rosalind Franklin Society recognizes, showcases, and supports the
accomplishments and careers of women in the life sciences and
affiliated disciplines.
Untapped Potential for Expanding Women’s Entrepreneurship Holds Promise to Grow the U.S. Economy, According to Kauffman Report
Women who are capable of starting growth companies that serve global markets may be the nation's secret weapon for achieving sustained economic growth.
Women 2.0 Receives Corporate Sponsorship from the Kauffman Foundation to Fuel Growth of Female-led Innovation
Women 2.0 today announced that the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, one of the world's largest organizations devoted to entrepreneurship, has provided corporate sponsorship to support Women 2.0 initiatives to increase the number of technology companies founded by women. Kauffman’s sponsorship will enable Women 2.0 to expand its educational resources to the female entrepreneur community via a blog network of relevant content and the expansion of global networking events such as Founder Friday.
Women and Angel Investing: An Untapped Pool of Equity for Entrepreneurs
Despite increased financial power and wealth, high net worth women represent a largely untapped source of capital for start-up entrepreneurs, according to a report released at the Kauffman Foundation-sponsored North American Summit of the Angel Capital Education Foundation (ACEF).
Women Launch High-Tech Firms with Less Financial Capital than Men
Women entrepreneurs launch high-technology firms with less
financial capital than men, and continue to follow a different
financial strategy over time.
Women Scientists and Innovation: A Workshop
A fall 2008 Women Scientists and Innovation workshop, sponsored by the
Kauffman Foundation at the National Academies in Washington, D.C.,
engaged representatives from science, engineering, and biomedical
societies to focus on advancing and sustaining careers and leadership
in these fields.
Women Scientists in Innovation
The Kauffman Foundation is working to unleash the latent scientific wealth of female scientists, ensuring that they have the support networks and financial means to start businesses and advance their innovations.
Women-owned Entrepreneurial Startups Underperform Men-owned Firms
While the country's 6.5 million privately held, women-owned firms
generated an estimated $940 billion in sales and employed 7.1 million
people in 2002, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, a Kauffman
Foundation research report released today indicates that women-owned
firms have relatively underperformed men-owned firms in a number of
measures.
Young Invincibles Policy Brief: New Poll Finds More than Half of Millenials Want to Start Businesses - Access to Capital and Lack of Know-How are Key Barriers
In a beleaguered economy, the country needs entrepreneurs – the nation's job creators. Fortunately, a poll shows that the so-called millennial generation – those ages 18-34 – are an entrepreneurial bunch. A few key barriers are holding them back, especially the economy.
