Women now make up 40 percent of new entrepreneurs in the United States, the largest percentage since 1996. Every woman has at least one or two business ideas that she’s keeping to herself, writes Karen Cahn, founder and CEO of iFundWomen. Many of these ideas are interesting, viable products and services that people actually need. 

After Cahn’s team developed a fundraising ecosystem for female entrepreneurs to give women a space to bring these dynamic innovations to life, one year later, they’ve helped hundreds of budding businesses get funded and learned many lessons along the way.

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