Entreprenuership Wednesday: Most Powerful Women Entreprenuers

So, in the new year my blog will be getting a makeover.  I will be focusing on different things different days of the week and Wednesday will be Entreprenuership Wednesday.  Wednesday's I will highlight my journey to starting a business and non-profit organization and also give any tips or post any powerful articles on entreprenuership.

Today on CNNmoney.com there was a list of Most Powerful Women Entreprenuers of 2009 and one lady that stood out to me was Michelle Jones.

President, CEO and founder, Entech Northwest Inc.

Jones started her environmental consulting firm 17 years ago, after being laid off from a company that was doing similar work.

Then in her early 20s, she was making more than 50 calls a day to prospective clients. When one expressed reservations about her youth, Jones replied that if he had gone with her former employer, the work still would have ended up on her desk. She followed with: "So why don't we just cut out the middleman and I can deliver you the product and service that you need."

She got the job -- and the confidence she needed to build her business, which helps companies grow while protecting the environment. The business now has 17 employees.

Her goal is to create a long-lasting "platform to effect change and be innovative in solving a lot of the issues in the environmental construction industry." In other words, Jones wants to make her business -- like the environment -- sustainable. --J.S.

Of course Jones was the only African American woman listed in that list of 10 women.  This list lets me know that with motivation and a dream you can accomplish great things.

I hope this inspires you as it does me.  To read more of that article click here.

Keep the Faith!

Until next time,
~E