Par Excellence Demo - (Page 12) Why I am optimistic about women in business A survey by the Women Presidents’ Organisation shows that companies owned and run by women tend to be cost-effective and successful – thus setting an encouraging example for younger women coming out of college ith all the uncertainty in the business world right now, I look with satisfaction on one bright spot: the success of entrepreneurial women. Even as the Dow is sinking, women entrepreneurs are growing their businesses and taking compensation right up there with the Inc 500 executives. Just as importantly, women business owners are proving to younger women coming out of college that owning their own businesses is the fast track to success. I have facts to back me up. The Women Presidents’ Organization, a non-profit group of women presidents who have guided their businesses to annual sales of at least $1 million, commissioned Strategic Surveys International of New York to ask WPO By Dr Marsha Firestone, members across the country about their companies and how they pay themFounder, selves. Women Presidents’ In keeping with the WPO’s mission to be a creative resource for women entreOrganization preneurs and draw attention to their achievements, this survey was the first to focus solely on women who own and run their own companies and who gross millions of dollars per year. The survey drew 174 respondents or 52 per cent of the national membership. WPO membership has since grown and the respondents would now reflect 38 per cent of total membership. SSI found that in 2000 the median compensation for WPO members was $216,000. This compares with $215,000 for CEOs of the Inc 500 of whom 93 per cent are male. W
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