Geri Stengel joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the prospects of micro-entrepreneurs, including women and minorities, and that 2020 should be a strong year for all, even if access to capital isn’t a complete level playing field.

Geri Stengel joins Jim Blasingame to report on the capital access landscape for smaller enterprises – especially women and minorities – and how they’ve had to turn to Fintech options.

Geri Stengel joins Jim Blasingame to report on the necessity entrepreneur – someone who has started a business under some pressure from life – and their difficulty in getting funding for a micro-business.

Anna Murray joins Jim Blasingame to report on the relevance of the annual Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and how tone-deaf the leadership continues to be regarding diversity of speakers.

Amanda Elam joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how an increase in women entrepreneurs globally could portend progress in world peace, since entrepreneurship cannot flourish without liberty, which cannot flourish around despots.

Amanda Elam joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the reasons the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor reported the numbers for women entrepreneurs are up, including more confidence in accessing capital.

Amanda Elam joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the important work of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, and how it is now focusing on women entrepreneurs around the world.

Geri Stengel joins Jim Blasingame to report on the American Express research on women-owned businesses, including the significant growth in those with over $1 million in sales.

Geri Stengel joins Jim Blasingame to report on how women-owned businesses have grown from 5% of small businesses to 42% of the sector, and how access to capital has facilitated this growth.

Geri Stengel joins Jim Blasingame to report on the American Express 2019 research which shows how women-owned businesses have grown in the past four years, from the gig economy to million-dollar firms.