Women are starting 1,200 companies a day, according to The 2014 State of Women-Owned Businesses 2014 Report. Unfortunately, most of these businesses will grow up to be runts because women are underfunding their companies.
What’s holding women back? Some causes are internal — women don’t ask or dream big — and others are external, such as the type of businesses we choose to start are less attractive to funders and, yes, there is discrimination among some funding sources.