The top 100 women entrepreneurs of 2021

INC. THIS MORNING The top 100 women entrepreneurs of 2021 Good morning, They’ve inspired. They’ve led. They’ve blazed new trails. And they’ve fought like hell to come out of this past year better than they went into it. The first barrier to entry for this year’s Female Founders 100 was simple: survival. If you’re still standing with your vision, your team, and your customers intact in 2021, you’ve persevered. But the women we celebrate this year did much more than that. They tackled the pandemic with creativity and tenacity. They lifted up other women. They built better products and services. They made the world better. They raised the bar. Read our stories to learn how they did it all: She's a Soldier and a Founder on a Mission: Open as Many Doors as Possible for Women How Stacey Abrams--the Entrepreneur--Flips Losses Into Wins How These Founders Built a Cult Kids' Brand by Banishing the Sequins and Slogans The Moms Are Not All Right--and This Founder Has an Ambitious Plan to Help Them When Covid Shut Down Clinical Trials, This Woman's Software Platform Gave Them a Lifeline These Entrepreneurs Are Detoxifying the Denim Industry--and Saving the Planet How HopSkipDrive's Founder Saved Her Company From Crashing and Burning SPONSORED CONTENT Looking for accounting software that doesn't require a dictionary?  NeatBooks is the easy-to-use small business accounting and bookkeeping software that replaces the guesswork of spreadsheets and manual invoices. Try for free!  HERE'S WHAT ELSE I'M READING TODAY: Amid the Great Resignation, don’t ignore this key strategy to keep your employees. --Inc. TikTok now has more than 1 billion monthly users and was the most downloaded non-game app in August. --The Wall Street Journal After more than 100 rejections, this founder realized what was missing from her company’s pitch. --Inc. Facebook announced it is pausing development of a version of Instagram for children under 13. --The Washington Post Feeling overwhelmed? Sticky notes can help. --Inc. ONE MORE THING: Selling to your friends and neighbors might seem like an obvious way to get your business off the ground. Here’s why it’s the wrong move. --Inc. --Sophie Downes Assistant editor, Inc. How are we doing? Send me ideas and feedback at sdownes@inc.com, and on Twitter. Join the visionaries who choose Inc. as their trusted source for the most accurate reporting on business. Join Inc. Unlimited today. Click here to forward to a friend. This email was sent by: Mansueto Ventures 7 World Trade Center, 29th Floor New York, NY, 10007, Unsubscribe • Update Profile • View in Browser • Privacy Policy