Forbes Women’s Summit highlights entrepreneurship

Women at Work

In this month’s Women at Work segment, we take you inside the Forbes Women Summit – an annual gathering of hundreds of female entrepreneurs and business leaders across various industries. The theme for this year’s summit is entrepreneurship – how some of the most successful women built their businesses, the challenges they face and how they transformed the rules of engagement. CCTV’s Shraysi Tandon filed this report from New York.

Forbes Women\'s Summit highlights entrepreneurship

In this month's Women at Work segment, we take you inside the Forbes Women Summit - an annual gathering of hundreds of female entrepreneurs and business leaders across various industries. The theme for this year's summit is entrepreneurship - how some of the most successful women built their businesses, the challenges they face and how they transformed the rules of engagement.

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  • According to social enterprise firm Womenable, women-owned firms raking in revenues of at least $10 million have increased by 57% over the last decade.
  • Most business leaders and women entrepreneurs agree that the biggest challenge women face is access to funding.
  • Despite the roadblocks, the number of women-owned firms in the U.S. continues to climb. It’s now estimated there are nearly nine and a half million in America, making up almost a third of all businesses across the country.

Ivanka Trump on entrepreneurship and building a business
One of the panelists at this year’s Forbes Women’s Summit was Ivanka Trump. At just 33 years old, she’s the Executive Vice President of Acquisitions and Development of the Trump Organization. She’s also a best-selling author and entrepreneur.

CCTV’s Shraysi Tandon filed this report from New York.

Ivanka Trump on this year\'s Forbes Women\'s Summit

One of the panelists at this year's Forbes Women's Summit was Ivanka Trump. At just 33 years old, she's the Executive Vice President of Acquisitions and Development of the Trump Organization. She's also a best-selling author and entrepreneur.