Business
Three hundred billion dollars. That’s the global financing gap between male-owned and female-owned businesses. When Anne Ravanona heard this appalling statistic she sprang into action and founded Global Invest Her, an online platform dedicated to funding women entrepreneurs. This week we spoke with Anne about closing the confidence gap and perfecting the ask - so you can get funded faster and get back to building your business. Notes Joan of Arc Biography Meera Ralhan-Medana Are Women Really More Risk-Averse than Men? Julie A. Nelson, Global Development and Environment Institute John Fayad YouTube #9 The Female Consumer as Muse – How She Guides Susan Lyne at BBG Ventures BroadMic The Art of Startup Fundraising Alejandro Cremades & Barbara Corcoran, iBooks My Metric for Success? Happiness Richard Branson, LinkedIn The incredible rags-to-riches story of lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone Lianna Brinded, Business Insider Master Plan, Part Deux Elon Musk Additional Reading Spread Your Talent to the World | Anne Ravanona | TEDxBarcelonaWomen YouTube Trailblazing Women: Claire Calmejane, Director of Innovation, Lloyds Banking Group Anne Ravanona, Huffington Post Start-up Advice: Anne Ravanona, Global Invest Her SiliconRepublic The first comprehensive study on women in venture capital and their impact on female founders Gené Teare, Ned Desmond, TechCrunch Seeking A Female Investor? Start By Doing Your Research. Kelly Hoey, Inc. The One Trait That Ruins an Entrepreneur Lisa Abeyta, Huffington Post Do Male Investors Sabotage Female Founders? New Research Sets The Record Straight Lisa Calhoun, Inc. How Men's Brains Are Wired Differently than Women's Tanya Lewis, Scientific American The brains of men and women aren’t really that different, study finds Kate Wheeling, Science Passed on investing in a startup? Give the entrepreneur worthy feedback. Nathan Benaich, Medium Guest bios & transcripts are available on www.broadmic.com.