Know Your Worth As A Businesswoman Can Help You Get The Capital Your Business Needs

Online, March 30, 2011 (Newswire.com) - As a woman, what are you worth? Perhaps this sounds like a trick question, but it's not. It can, however, be a very revealing one.
Few businesswomen respond with a numerical calculation regarding their net worth. Instead, they may describe themselves in terms of being a wife, mother, daughter, friend, relative, employee or community volunteer. Some would answer with a list of their responsibilities.

Most men, however, would respond with a number that describes their net worth. And they'd know it off the top of their heads.
The difference? It's often said that women don't earn as much as men because they don't handle salary negotiations well, and aren't as forceful in conveying experience, skills and worth to an employer. This may or may not be true.

What is definitely true is that women in business share a reluctance to pin a number on self worth. But without knowing your self worth, financially speaking, how can you expect to increase that wealth through savings and investments, and lead your business (http://www.americaoneunsecured.com/loans/BusinessLoan.aspx)on toward success?

Twice as many women start their own businesses as men. And all successful businesswomen share certain proactive habits that help them prosper. The first step is to know their worth, and being able to communicate effectively that worth, as well as their skill level and salary expectations.

Other proactive habits of successful businesswomen include organization, networking, creativity and being innovative, continuing education, and healthy perspective. Continuing education is particularly important, as it can help you learn new business skills and increase your earning power.

These skills migrate from being personal attributes to being the earmarks of a successful business owner. And they're just the characteristics that every lender and investor is looking for in a business owner, no matter the gender.¬