Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

4 days ago

Funding Opportunities for Women Business Owners Curated by the WBDC Chicago Below is a list of current Funding Opportunities curated by Women Business Development Center's (WBDC’s) Access to Capital team in Chicago. ...

Funding opportunities for women business owners curated by the WBDC Chicago
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Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

As Trump Would Say, "It's Going To Be the Biggest Ever!" on the 'No Kings' Rallies Worldwide ©Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. Organizers of today's (3/28/26) "No Kings" rallies across the country are predicting that the pro...

As Trump Would Say, "It's Going To Be the Biggest Ever!" on the 'No Kings' Rallies Worldwide
www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2026/03/as-t...
#nokingsrallies #nokingsprotests #escapefromcorporateAmerica

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

1 month ago

Cheers to all the powerhouse women entrepreneurs today – may your revenue streams run as bright as the Chicago River. 💚☘️ Happy St. Patrick's Day 2026!
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#powerhousewomenentrepreneurs #escapefromcorporateAmerica #womenentrepreneurs

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

1 month ago

From Ireland to Texas: Four Women Entrepreneurs Redefining Success The Irish-American connection is built off the backs of generations of trailblazers who, over centuries, have paved paths for strong bonds b...

From Ireland to Texas: Four Women Entrepreneurs Redefining Success: www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2026/03/from... #IrishAmerican #womenentrepreneurs #escapefromcorporateAmerica #success #fromIrelandtoTexasm#Ireland

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

1 month ago

Women Are Redefining Freedom, Entrepreneurship, and Immigrant Storytelling For Saloua Ibaline, entrepreneurship has always meant more than building a business – it’s been a way to reclaim agency, nurture community, ...

For Saloua Ibaline, entrepreneurship has always meant more than building a business – it’s been a way to reclaim agency, nurture community, and expand what’s possible: www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2026/02/wome... #escapefromcorporateAmerica

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

1 month ago

Owning Your Success At Work Shouldn't Be Mistaken for Being Aggressive (TEDx) More and more women are abandoning big companies to strike out on their own. This blog chronicles the reasons why.

Owning your success at work shouldn't be mistaken for being aggressive
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#owningyoursuccess #aggressive #intense #initiative #forcefulenergy #energetic #escapefromcorporateAmerica

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

2 months ago

Women Entrepreneurs Are a Powerful Driver of Job Creation and Economic Growth Women entrepreneurs are a powerful yet underused driver of job creation and economic growth. Removing barriers to their success could signif...

Women Entrepreneurs Are a Powerful Driver of Job Creation and Economic Growth
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#womenentrepreneurs #escapefromcorporateAmerica #driverofjobcreation #driverofeconomicgrowth #WorldBank @weggtoday.bsky.social

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

2 months ago

Women Entrepreneurs Are a Powerful Driver of Job Creation and Economic Growth Women entrepreneurs are a powerful yet underused driver of job creation and economic growth. Removing barriers to their success could signif...

Women Entrepreneurs Are a Powerful Driver of Job Creation and Economic Growth
www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2026/02/wome...
#womenentrepreneurs #escapefromcorporateAmerica #driverofjobcreation #driverofeconomicgrowth #WorldBank

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

2 months ago

Publicly Traded Companies Run by Women Entrepreneurs Women are making powerful strides in all industries and sectors – from sports and entertainment, to international judiciary systems – despit...

Publicly traded companies run by women entrepreneurs
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#womenentrepreneurs #publiclytraded #escapefromcorporateAmerica

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

2 months ago

Giving Back to Help Other Women Entrepreneurs Through a collaboration, Melissa Clark, Founder of the She Shift, and Tiffany Harris, owner and founder of Whip My Butta Organics, came toge...

Giving Back to Help Other Women Entrepreneurs
www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2026/01/givi...
#giveback #support #womenentrepreneurs #escapefromcorporateAmerica #empowerment

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

2 months ago

Women Entrepreneurs Who Make Cold-Weather Product Brands Jaye Genung of Gobi Heat , founded her company to address the lack of stylish, functional heated apparel, providing jackets, vests, and gear...

Women entrepreneurs who make cold-weather product brands.
www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2026/01/wome...
#escapefromcorporateAmerica #coldweatherproductbrands #womenentrepreneurs Jaye G. Julie Vavrichek #shopnow

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

2 months ago

Female Entrepreneurs: What Book Changed Your Life? Lindsay Tigar asked a group of female entrepreneurs to share the book that changed their perspective: professionally, personally or both. Th...

Female Entrepreneurs: What book changed your life?
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#femaleentrepreneurs #bookchangedyourlife #inspiration #escapefromcorporateAmerica #books

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

3 months ago

This Woman Entrepreneur Turned Grass Into Bonnets Image created by ChatGPT prompt: Sophia Woodhouse's 1819 straw hat Going back in time, Sophia Woodhouse was born in Wethersfield in 1799. Sh...

This woman entrepreneur turned grass into bonnets.
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#escapefromcorporateAmerica #womanentrepreneur #patent #bonnet

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

3 months ago

Women Entrepreneurs: Engine of Growth, Employment and Exports Data from the Ministry of micro, small and medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India suggests that women-owned enterprises have been growing, acc...

Women Entrepreneurs: Engine of Growth, Employment and Exports
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#escapefromcorporateAmerica #womenentrepreneurs #engineofgrowth #employment #export #india

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

3 months ago

New Year, New You ... and a New Business Too! As 2026 is about to begin, it's the perfect time for entrepreneurs to take stock, plan ahead, and set the stage for success in the coming mo...

New Year, New You ... and a New Business Too!
www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2025/12/new-...
#escapefromcorporateAmerica #startabusiness #entrepreneurship #startupbusiness #happynewyear #Happy2026 #ideas

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

3 months ago

SHE is the Pulse of the Holidays ©2025 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. SHE (meaning you dear woman entrepreneur) is the pulse of the holidays – the heartbeat of giv...

SHE is the pulse of the holidays.
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#escapefromcorporateAmerica #holidays #heartbeatofgiving #givingmadereal #happyholidays

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

4 months ago

Gifts for Women Entrepreneurs That Will Make Her Feel On Top of the World Check out some gifts for female entrepreneurs that’ll make her entrepreneurial heart skip a beat – in the best way possible! Picture this: a...

Gifts for women entrepreneurs that will make her feel on top of the world
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#giftforwomenentrepreneurs #celebrations, #giftguide #escapefromcorporateAmerica

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

4 months ago

Cool Winter Grants That Will Warm Up Your Business As you plan for the months ahead, consider how a seasonal spark can translate into long-term progress. Reviewing these cool winter grants no...

Cool winter grants that will warm up your business
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#escapefromcorporateAmerica #coolwintergrants #grants #grantwatch

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

4 months ago

Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs: That's You! The force behind Women’s Entrepreneurship Day came upon us on November 19th, yet many of us work year-round (like here) to drive women’s eco...

Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs: That's You!
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#WEDO #womenentrepreneurshipdayorganization #escapefromcorporateAmerica #empowerment #celebrate #shapepolicies #upliftcommunities @weggtoday.bsky.social

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

5 months ago

The Role of Women's Entrepreneurship, Unemployment, Global Warming, and Technology in Sustainable Development This study examines the effects of women's entrepreneurship, global warming, technological advancements, and unemployment on the achievemen...

www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2025/11/the-... #sustainabilty #report #womenentrepreneurs #escapefromcorporateAmerica

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

5 months ago

Illinois Rocks When It Comes to Supporting Women-Owned Businesses In Illinois there are nearly 561,000 women-owned businesses employing more than 661,000 workers and bringing in $165 billion in revenue each...

Illinois Rocks When It Comes to Supporting Women-Owned Businesses
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#Illinoisrocks #womenownbusinesses #womenledbusinesses #JBPritzker #ILresources #escapefromcorporateAmerica @jbpritzker.bsky.social

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

6 months ago

Black Women Shoulder Additional Burdens On Their Path to Success Black women shoulder additional burdens beyond men on their path to success, especially in accessing venture capital funding, including netw...

Black Women Shoulder Additional Burdens On Their Path to Success
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#escapefromcorporateAmerica #Blackwomen #burden #pathtosuccess

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

6 months ago

Listening to Women's Lived Experience Is Essential to Economic Empowerment We all agree.  Issues come and go, but the speed at which diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has dropped down the business sustainability...

Listening to Women's Lived Experience Is Essential to Economic Empowerment
www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2025/09/list...
#listeningtowomen #economicempowerment #cherieblair #DEI #escapefromcorporateAmerica #blog

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

6 months ago

The Funding Gap Continues For Women Entrepreneurs While many female founders are addressing social good, they still are denied resources . Female entrepreneurs are on equal footing with thei...

The funding gap continues, unfortunately.
www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2025/09/the-...
#fundinggap #womenentrepreneurs #escapefromcorporateAmerica #startupfunding

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

7 months ago

For Women Entrepreneurs, Setbacks Can Be Turning Points That Fuel Growth Geri Stengel for Forbes writes about how women entrepreneurs turn setbacks into opportunities. For many women entrepreneurs, the old saying ...

ESCAPE From Corporate America!: For Women Entrepreneurs, Setbacks Can Be Turning Points That Fuel Growth: www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2025/09/for-... #setbacks #opportunities #escapefromcorporateAmerica #womenentrepreneurs @forbes.com @ventureneer.bsky.social

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

7 months ago

Everything For a Small Business Is Urgent: Where's the Funding For Women Business Owners? Women's business centers are essential to ensuring women entrepreneurs can start, grow and sustain businesses that strengthen local economie...

Where's the funding for women business owners? www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2025/08/ever... #womenbusinessowners #womenentrepreneurs #funding #fedfunding #supportwomen #escapefromcorporateAmerica

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

7 months ago

Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® Celebrates 10 Years of Success in Chicago 11/6/25 Join Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® in Chicago on November 6, 2025, as we celebrate 10 years of success!  Enjoy exceptional food, signatu...

Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global Celebrates 10 Years of Success 11/6/25 in Chicago! www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2025/08/wome...
#womenentrepreneurs #globalwomenentrepreneurs #success #10yearanniversary #Chicago #gala #celebration #anniversary #escapefromcorporateAmerica @weggtoday.bsky.social

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

8 months ago

Meet Trailblazing Impact Investor and Serial Entrepreneur Kim Folsom Kim Folsom, who I've known for several years, is the Founder, Chairperson and CEO of Founders First Capital Partners which provides access t...

Meet Trailblazing Impact Investor and Serial Entrepreneur Kim Folsom
www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2025/08/meet... #trailblazer
#serialentrepreneur #womenentrepreneurs #escapefromcorporateAmerica #revenuebasedfinancing

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

8 months ago

Mahjong Creates Business and Networking Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs By one estimate, mahjong is a $2.57 billion global industry and is expected to increase to $4.08 billion by 2032.  It's also becoming a majo...

Mahjong Creates Business and Networking Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs
www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2025/07/mahj...

#mahjong #womenentrepreneurs #escapefromcorporateAmerica

Laurel Delaney

@laureldelaney.bsky.social

8 months ago

Women Are Turning Visions Into Ventures The Center for Women Entrepreneurs at Texas Woman’s University, which provides a variety of financial programs, training and advising servic...

www.escapefromcorporateamerica.com/2025/07/wome... #visions #ventures #womenentrepreneurs #escapefromcorporateAmerica