The New Year’s Resolution Every Female Social Entrepreneur Should Make

For every Millennial woman who wants to make a difference, the fast-growing world of social entrepreneurship presents exciting opportunities. In 2017, the women who decided to launch organizations to develop solutions to pressing social, cultural and environmental issues across the globe found success in these many opportunities. Yet still, there are significant barriers to growth at these enterprises. One of the largest barriers know well in the social good sector is access to funding. In fact, it is often the main frustration I hear when talking to start-up entrepreneurs, especially women. I also find that women entrepreneurs are plagued with fear and scarcity mindset after decades of discrimination and inequality. I’m quite used to hearing phrases such as “there is not enough money out there for our work” or “no one wants to invest in me.” The invitation I offer to all mission-driven women is to shift to an abundance mindset and stop thinking your work is not worthy or you are not enough. If you can powerfully begin to embrace an abundance mindset within your organization and yourself, you can make 2018 a revolutionary year for social change. Read more about female entrepreneurs >>