Women In Business

Rose Ann Wade knows that the third time is truly the charm when it comes to careers – and she’s having a great time in the process. This serial entrepreneur...

Fields such as professional sports, manufacturing and business can have a perception that they’re “just for the boys,” and that women may find more obstacles than opportunities within these...

By some estimates, more than 8,000 people who consider themselves Millennials or Generation Z crowded into Detroit’s Masonic Temple for a four-day festival of entrepreneurial talks, health and wellness...

She took the job because it was better than the one she had. Fifty years later, Jan DeYoung retired from the law firm where she worked.

Earlier this year a member of Clark Hill’s labor and employment law practice became the member-in-charge of the firm’s Detroit office. As the first woman to take on this highly visible and important role in the Detroit office, Maria Fracassa Dwyer is committed not only to her law firm, but giving back to the greater community it serves.

Carmen Dahlberg of Belle Detroit makes a point as an employer to hire moms – because if you can handle a toddler temper tantrum while writing a white paper...

Michigan’s two business centers for women-owned businesses (or those thinking about it) are both celebrating big anniversaries this year and the accomplishments of women entrepreneurs who have collectively contributed...

Pioneering women provided the framework for the keynote remarks delivered at Inforum’s 57th annual meeting by Michelle Howard, U.S. Navy Admiral retired. Howard, the first woman to become a...

Megan Gunnell has the same challenges as any working woman, mother and business owner: She has a lot on her plate and she wants to do everything perfectly. Here’s how...

Women often find gender-based challenges at the workplace, and having an organization or community stand with them as they rise to meet these challenges is an essential part of...

Jami Buchanan, and her husband Chad, might never have opened their award-winning barber shops, Detroit Barbers Barber Shop + Brand, if it hadn’t been for her mother, Loretta “Chickie”...

More than 200 people were on hand as NAWBO Greater Detroit presented its annual Top 10 Michigan Business Women March 28.

Talk to Michelle Richards about one of her greatest passions, the Great Lakes Women’s Business Council, and you’ll quickly see why she says 35 years marks a huge moment...

It’s not often that you see a business “Grand Opening” celebration where a local dignitary cuts the ribbon – with their teeth. In this case, the local dig-nitary (see what...

The power of women coming together for the common good is a winning formula for community philanthropy.

As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, you might be feeling a bit like celebrating. Have you ever thought about trying a full Irish breakfast? This brunch-friendly recipe comes from a restaurant...

When she was a special-education teacher, Rachelle Vartanian worked with students of all ages to see that they received the attention and education they needed to be successful. It...

Laura Khalil can talk to anyone about anything – she’s fluent in freelancing, verbal as a very busy entrepreneur and outstanding in terms of speaking her mind as a...

Women Thrive Conference honorees set the bar high both professionally and personally.

The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, a global organization promoting client-centered conflict resolution, has named Metro Detroit family law attorney Alisa Peskin-Shepherd to its new Diversity and Inclusion Committee.