If you’re the type of woman who’s just waiting on a great idea, or even the perfect one, in order to start your business, we need to talk. You need to stop. Waiting for that idea to come is completely and utterly the wrong approach and here’s why. Every day you wait is another day […]
If you have a job you love, I’m sure it doesn’t come without some additional challenges like having to work overtime or having to deal with people in the office you just don’t like. Those things are out of your control, but asking for a raise is not! Don’t be scared! My Mom always says, “If […]
To be resilient is to be able to bounce right back from any difficult situation. It’s certainly not easy to be and do this, but it makes all the difference in the long run. Everything I have been able to do and achieve as a female entrepreneur I directly credit to my resilient nature, or […]
Alright, this topic is pretty close to my heart, as this is something I have struggled with for nearly three years. Ever since I launched my first company, I found it pretty overwhelming to get everything I had to get done on a daily basis while also trying to stay hyper focused on the important […]
As much as you might like to think you can do it all on your own, you can’t babe. I don’t understand why so many entrepreneurs are mistrustful of hiring a lawyer, but you need to get over that. Don’t give anyone the benefit of the doubt; you’re completely a target the moment anyone perceives […]
Sharing is caring… except at the office. You need to keep things professional at your job, and keep the sharing to a minimum. Talking about the wrong things can be damaging to your image, your current role, and your career. On the flip side of that, not opening up to your coworkers or employees, or […]
I’m pretty active online in a multitude of female entrepreneur circles. Increasingly, and alarmingly, I’m seeing women posting a ton of things about online business coaches and how they ripped them off. I can’t say I’m surprised, because online business coaches are the biggest scam out there as far as I’m concerned. Unfortunately, people can […]
Starting your own business is exciting, rewarding, challenging, exhausting: and it’s purely the best way for every woman to start getting ahead. I highly recommend building a business because it affords you the opportunity to be your own boss, have a flexible schedule, make your own money, learn new skills, and not be beholden to […]
One of my most important goals here at Chip Chick is to create a community where every woman can learn to succeed and start her own business. I’ve been lucky in my lifetime to have a mom who supported owning your own business from a young age, and I realize that not every female millennial […]
Welcome to Chicks We Love! Here at Chip Chick, we love inspiring women to follow their business dreams while giving them the tools they need to make it happen. Chicks We Love is our new series showcasing, well, chicks we can’t help but just love! Get ready to meet some of our favorite exciting female […]
When I started out on my own, with my own company, working for myself while designing scarves, I had a lot of preconceived notions. I of course thought things would be all rainbows and unicorns. Well, it is, but it also isn’t. By a long shot. Sometimes things get weird, sometimes things get wonderful, and […]
I don’t really care if you like Kylie Jenner or if you hate her with a passion, as an entrepreneur there’s actually a LOT you can learn from her, and no you don’t need to be a celeb or beauty guru too to find value in this. Speed & Adaptability Are Everything Past successes, brand […]
Waking up every day hating your life, dreading your commute to the office, crying at your desk because you’re just so miserable: don’t worry, I’ve been there but you don’t need to be. It is far worse to stay at a job that you just know is not for you than it is to jump […]
There are so many things you can do to make more money for yourself, and publishing your very own eBooks is one of them! No, you don’t need to be a novel writer to publish your own eBook, and you don’t need to be the next New York Times bestselling author either. Don’t be scared […]
Elevate yourself from ordinary to extraordinary with the Chip Chick Cheat Sheet on the not so secret characteristics successful women in business possess! Don’t Just Set Goals, Achieve Them Write your goals down so you can keep your eye on the prize. Successful women don’t just set goals for themselves; they do what it takes […]
There’s nothing my family loves more than making money and building businesses and this apple obviously grew on that tree. I was basically born to be an entrepreneur. My Mom taught me the value of a dollar and how to go about earning it as soon as I could comprehend what money was and that was […]
Yes, 2017 was a record breaking year in that female-founded startups received more venture capital funding than in previous years, but they still received far less funding than male-founded startups and that’s hardly a secret at this point in time. There’s new data to suggest female-founded startups are the better option for investors, which might […]
I love a good podcast! Whether I’m killing time in the car or on the treadmill, it’s a great way to spend your time, listening to and learning from podcasts. Here are the best podcasts for female entrepreneurs! She’s Building Her Empire She’s Building Her Empire with Stacy Tuschl is an inside scoop on running […]
It takes a lot to be a self made woman in today’s world. Here at Chip Chick, we love bringing you tips and tricks for how to get a leg up, and business books are an essential tool for getting ahead. There’s a wealth of knowledge to be learned out there and so many great […]
Fairgodboss recently did a study that outlines the top tech companies for women to work at, according to women that actually work there. Each company scores between 0 to 100, with 100 being THE best score you can possibly receive. 0 is the worst. They get their rankings from anonymous surveys and reviews that ask their […]
Ah, work burn out. It’s something everyone experiences at one time or another, especially if you’re a workaholic like I am. Stress, anxiety, exhaustion, they just seem like part of the package deal that comes along with being a living, breathing, hard working being. Even if you love your job, you can still struggle with […]
