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Start-up Interview: Female Entrepreneur Ester Saez of CosmetoFruits

Let’s face it, most of us would love an elixir of eternal youth, and most of us look for it in the form of skin products. Here, Ester Saez, co-founder of COSMETOFRUITS talks to The NextWomen about the challenges of starting a business, the benefits that working and studying abroad can bring and how their [...]

Female Internet Hero: Audio Interview with Tina Sharkey of BabyCenter LLC

As part of our Female Internet Heroes series, and in conjunction with NCWIT (the National Center for Women & Information Technology), The NextWomen will be publishing audio interviews highlighting a diverse group of women innovators from small companies, larger corporations, and non-profits, whose ideas and products are changing the way we think, work, play, and [...]

Start-up Interview: Jo Hodges Provides Women with handbags from heaven

With still no real end to the recession in sight and disposable incomes lower than they once were, online rental has become hot internet business. With a similar business model to the likes of LOVEFiLM and Blu Blangle, handbags from heaven gives handbag lovers the chance to use a bag they otherwise wouldn’t be able [...]

Interview: Serial Entrepreneur Cheryl Hardwick of BigPockets

Taking over a company that is ‘grossly insolvent’ just would not appeal to most, not even to the hardiest of entrepreneur, and yet this is exactly what Cheryl Hardwick did when the creditors of IT Solution were days away from calling in the administrators. Here, Cheryl talks to The NextWomen about her unwaivering resolve to [...]

Female Internet Hero Angel Gambino joins Social Network Sonico

Female Internet Hero Angel Gambino joins Sonico – the social network of Latin America that organises people’s lives online – as its new Vice President, Business Development at Sonico headquarters located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Founded in July 2007 by Rodrigo Teijeiro, currently Sonico’s CEO, Sonico is the social network of Latin America that organises people’s [...]

Are you a TheFuture 100 Young Ethical Entrepreneur?

It’s deadline time to apply or nominate for The Future 100 awards, which recognises the achievements of entrepreneurs under 35, who are running a business in the UK with a social and environmental impact. The competition is organised by Striding Out, itself with founder and social entrepreneur at the helm, Heather Wilkinson, and part of the [...]

Start-up Interview: Female Entrepreneur Louise Campbell of Freeosk

Louise Campbell is no stranger to internet start-ups. In 2005 she established Loulas Boutique, before providing American giant Etsy with a little homespun competition when she launched MyEhive. Here Louise talks to The NextWomen about her newest venture Freeosk – which will supply free-standing, eco-friendly, green mobile trading vehicles to creative businesses for hire – [...]

e-trader Announces Buyout of Koodos as Miriam Lahage Passes the Helm to Miranda Grubb

The e-trader group, today announced its acquisition of the award-winning discount site, Koodos. One of the UK’s leading fashion e-tailers, the site offers consumer discounts of up to 80%. The deal, involving a part cash, part share consideration for an undisclosed sum, represents the next step in the company’s strategy to become the UK’s leading [...]

Two Funds Aimed at Women Led Companies are Launched (and The Start of Shareholder Activism on Gender Diversity)

Two funds which focus on women-led companies have launched in the last couple of weeks: The Women Leadership Fund and The Texas Women Ventures Fund. Both make a business case that investing in gender-diverse companies gives higher returns and fulfills an important socio-economic objective. The Women Leadership Fund, however, has an extra objective as [...]

Vote for The Most Innovative Dutch Media Startup

/td> More than 250 startups have submitted their concept for the 2009 edition of the Innovation Awards in The Netherlands. In September a jury of industry experts ranked all the submitted concepts for the Jury Ranking: Amikasa – an online tool to design your house Intivation Sunboost – a technology device Layar – a browser for Mobile Sharkworld – gaming Yunoo – [...]