Women-owned businesses make up 40 percent of all firms in the United States, according to the Center for Women’s Business Research. They have implemented imaginative strategies to launch and expand their businesses, including going global.

According to the 2005 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Report on Women and Entrepreneurship, published by Babson College, London Business School, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, there are more than 30 million women entrepreneurs in the world.

These businesswomen are seeking new opportunities, taking risks, sharpening their business skills and crossing borders faster than you can say “worldwide.” (more…)