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Woven Changes How Tech Companies Hire
Can a resume ever really tell a candidate’s story? Do traditional hiring processes allow candidates to fully demonstrate their abilities?...

The Startup Ladies
Jan 13, 20204 min read


Exit This Way: Nine Tips for Preparing to Sell Your Company
Angie Stocklin is the co-founder and former COO of One Click Ventures, an eyewear ecommerce retailer. Angie and her co-founder Randy...

The Startup Ladies
Nov 8, 20194 min read


Service in a Snap: Members Create On-Demand Staffing with SnapShyft App
It’s date night. You arrive at the restaurant for a 7 p.m. reservation to find your table won’t be ready for another 15 minutes. When you...

The Startup Ladies
Nov 1, 20196 min read


Failure: An Entrepreneur’s Best Plan for Success
Angie Stocklin is the co-founder and former COO of One Click Ventures, an eyewear ecommerce retailer. Angie also is an Investor and Board...

The Startup Ladies
Oct 22, 20194 min read


They Called it Puppy Love: How She Turned a ‘Pet’ Project into a Global Brand
Meet her and she’ll be covered in “a healthy dose of dog hair and the occasional muddy paw print.” Receive an email from her and the...

The Startup Ladies
Sep 16, 20197 min read


What Kind of Startup Investor Do You Want to Be?
Easy response – the kind of investor that makes money! Sure, who doesn’t want that? However, with seed-stage startup investing, the...

The Startup Ladies
Aug 19, 20194 min read


Just Add Water: How Entrepreneur Lisa Whitman Turns Relaxation into Revenue
Running two businesses, parenting five children, caring for aging in-laws, and working in the community – Lisa Whitman’s busy life seems...

The Startup Ladies
Jun 21, 201910 min read


When Brands Talk, People Listen: Advice on Business Branding from Design Expert
Does your brand have your business tongue-tied? The visual brand of a business – including logos, the website, apps, and presentation...

The Startup Ladies
Jun 14, 20194 min read


Know the Worst to Become Your Best: Advice for Entrepreneurs and Leaders
If you spend time with Sunny Lu Williams, be prepared to answer some tough questions. As president of Techserv, she’s made it her...

The Startup Ladies
May 30, 20198 min read


Kelli White Photography Creates Niche in Competitive Space
Ask business owner Kelli White about her “why” and she’ll tell you family – spending time with her family, capturing memories for other...

The Startup Ladies
May 24, 20196 min read


Artist’s Greeting Card Company Caters to the “Crazy Cat People” Among Us
Are you a cat person or a dog person? Answering this question marks a provocative way for people to define themselves. Artist Rebecca...

The Startup Ladies
May 10, 20195 min read


Donna Griffin Shows Having the “Write” Stuff Creates the Right Business
Donna Griffin has been going in circles. Her life marks a series of starts and returns. At the center of every circle sits writing....

The Startup Ladies
Apr 2, 20199 min read


Try This on for Size: Her Business Helps People Feel Great Inside and Out
Ranada Dalton is all about making people comfortable – in their own skin and in their clothes. Yet it’s her own discomfort that prompted...

The Startup Ladies
Mar 17, 20194 min read


The Healthy Food Café Delivers ‘No Excuses’ to Unhealthy Eating
WARNING: This blog will make you hungry. Hungry to eat great, healthy food. Hungry to get off the couch and get moving. Hungry to achieve...

The Startup Ladies
Mar 17, 20194 min read


From Intention to Invention: 360 Adaptations LLC Solves Everyday Problems
If asked to picture an inventor, you might conjure images of Doc Brown from Back to the Future. White jumpsuit, goggles, and hair...

The Startup Ladies
Mar 17, 20194 min read


Perceive Inc. Transforms Vision into Actionable Realities for Business
Everett Berry specializes in retail therapy. But you probably won’t catch him on long shopping trips loaded down with bags. He’s more...

The Startup Ladies
Feb 27, 20195 min read


Travel App Brings Cultural Familiarity to New Places
AwayZone started from a simple question inspired by a stranger: “Where are all the people who look and act like me?” The inquiry prompted...

The Startup Ladies
Feb 1, 20194 min read


Refreshingly Abstract: High Frequency Arts is Business as an Art Form
Jill Lehman isn’t a doctor, but she does offer a creative cure for an ailment from which many don’t know they are suffering – empty wall...

The Startup Ladies
Jan 18, 20193 min read


Designing Woman: Lessons from Architect-Turned-Momtrepreneur
Jeannie Marrugo is no stranger to hard work. She spent 10 years becoming an architect, a profession composed of only about 18% women. She...

The Startup Ladies
Dec 14, 20185 min read


Focus on Your Financials: Advice from Founder & Principal, Lift Bridge CXO
1. What is your background & experience? I have a bachelor’s in Business with an Accounting concentration from IUPUI and passed the...

The Startup Ladies
Oct 26, 20183 min read


Meet your connection to Purdue Resources
In this featured guest piece, Barb Alder presents a Support Service portfolio of the many resources available through Purdue University...

The Startup Ladies
Sep 21, 20186 min read


Why Female Entrepreneurs are the Next Great Investment
In this featured guest piece, Lauren Howard addresses investment gender disparity and provides actionable steps to create gender parity...

The Startup Ladies
Aug 17, 20189 min read


What’s the difference between a small business and scalable business?
The Startup Ladies supports founders who are building scalable, for-profit startups. If it’s your first-time starting up a company, it’s...

The Startup Ladies
Aug 10, 20185 min read


LaPorsche Jymi, CEO, H&H Headwear
The best kind of business to start is one where you’re solving a problem. This is exactly how H&H Headwear was born. I was tired of my...

The Startup Ladies
Aug 3, 20184 min read
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