Kym Gold, co-founder of True Religion Jeans and Founder & Creative Director of Style Union Home Style Union Home It is well known that actress Ginger Rogers had to dance backwards and in heels yet look just as graceful as her dance partner Fred Astaire. The same has been true for women in business, although things are beginning to change. There has recently been a genuine effort by the business community to support women. This does not mean giving women a handout or a jump start but giving them the ability to have the same starting position as men. Boston Consulting Group found that if women and men participated equally as entrepreneurs it would boost our global GDP by $2.5 trillion to 5 trillion dollars. It is to all of our benefits to uplift women to equal standing with men. To make changes we first need to know what needs changing in order to take action to innovate business structures and practices. Below is context, insights, and tips for all genders that will help push the needle forward to establish an equal playing field. Obtaining Funding Funding is a barrier and an opportunity. Without it, it is difficult to […]