Women have long understood that job flexibility and pursuing passions make for the happy and successful combination needed to balance family life with income earning. 

Women like to work at something that makes them happy and causes them to be fulfilled. Women rarely just work "for the almighty dollar." It may sound cliche, but women are great at multi-tasking, so it makes perfect sense that they would make great business owners.

As few as 50 years ago, only 26 percent of the American workforce were women. They were employed primarily as teachers, nurses, and secretaries. In 1978, the role of women in the business world began to change. 

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1975, along with the Civil Rights Act and the Affirmative Action Act of 1978 blew the doors open for female business ownership. Women-owned businesses, defined as having female ownership at 51 percent or more of a company, grew at more than 20 percent in the past 10 years.

 Male-owned businesses during this same period of time grew at a rate of only 16 percent.

How is it that all these women are deciding to start their own small companies? There are more funding options available to women now than ever before. 

The state of Nevada is certainly leading the way with the various loans and grants available. The Small Business Association (SBA) makes loans from $500.00 to $25,000.00 for general business ventures. The SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership assists individuals by providing classes and seminars in small business ownership and tactics. 

A well-informed business owner is more likely to be a successful business owner. Business owners create jobs, and jobs create economic growth. 

It is well documented that female entrepreneurs are generating billions of dollars in today's economy.

Not all business ventures will need loans and financing. There are so many ways that a woman can start her own company, the list is virtually endless. 

Debbi Fields, of Mrs. Fields Cookies fame, decided that she wanted to make extra income by baking and selling cookies. The same interest and passions started the Hannah Banana Bread company. Moms with young children decided to do what they do best, in this case, baking, and their businesses took off. Women today are flocking to the world of multi-level marketing as independent contractors. They are hosting Pampered Chef parties, and Scentsy Parties, they are delving into the world of Food Storage Distributorships. 

There are billions of dollars spent in the health and beauty product arena, and women are becoming wildly successful at these types of home-based businesses. The online phenomenon of Affiliate Marketing is rapidly becoming the "go-to" work-from-home job for people who demand flexibility and ease with a good income. Affiliate Marketing can be very lucrative, with a relatively low start-up cost for training.

If you are a woman with dreams and aspirations of ditching your traditional 9-5 job, with all the headaches of commuting and the constraints of child-care, I urge you to look into owning your own home-based small business. The rewards and flexibility that come with being your own boss and working from home are endless.

Are you interested in starting your own home-based business? Do you have a product or idea you are trying to market to the millions of people who are online? We can help!

If you would like more practical advice and strategies on how to own your own small business or market an idea or product you currently have, please visit our website at http://www.realmoneyteam.com. We offer a comprehensive one-on-one mentoring/coaching program that is uniquely designed to get you started with your own online affiliate marketing business, or we can teach you how to market an idea or product that you already have.

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