Women face significant inequality in business ownership and outcomes globally. While women own close to a third of American businesses, they only employ 6% of the US workforce and generate 4% of revenues. Research shows that women lack confidence in their ideas and abilities more than men. Providing women with entrepreneurial education and training can help boost their confidence to successfully grow and scale their businesses. Programs like Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Women initiative have helped many female business owners increase revenues and mentor other women entrepreneurs.

1. The Confidence Factor
How to earn more and demand
more in your business

3. The Confidence Factor
According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, there are
126m women operating new businesses and another 98m at the
helm of established ones. Yet we face a huge equality gap. In
only seven countries—Panama, Thailand, Ghana, Ecuador,
Nigeria, Mexico and Uganda—do women take part in business
at rates equal to men’s; in some countries, like Pakistan, they
barely take part at all. Even when women are active business
owners, they do not reach their potential: women own almost
three in ten American firms, yet employ only 6% of the country’s
workforce and account for barely 4% of business revenues.

4. The Confidence Factor
…. women need entrepreneurial education. Winning business
concepts are just as likely to be conceived at the kitchen table
as in the garage or at business school, but research shows
women doubt their capabilities and fear failure more than men.
Training can equip women with the confidence to see bold ideas
through. Goldman Sachs’s 10,000 Women programme, for
example, provides underserved women with business and
management education. Eight out of ten of the programme’s
graduates have boosted revenues; nine out of ten have paid it
forward by mentoring other women. - The Economist

7. How to get back your
Confidence Factor
• No more emotional pricing
• Charge what you are worth
• Ask bigger questions
• Align yourself with PROVEN leaders
• Do not accept excuses for payment
• Be authentic!
• Be selective in the company you keep
• Learn how to say NO

8. For more information
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