Inspiration & Profiles

The Bolder Company

The Bolder Company combines fully experiential, improvisation-based learning with grounded, outcomes-focused content to help instill the confidence, clarity, ease, and power needed for emerging leaders and executives.

Lipstyck Lab: Reformulating Cosmetics with Confidence

In the heart of Pittsburgh, Lipstyck Lab is not just a cosmetics workshop; it’s an experience, an event where individuality, empowerment, and creativity meet.

L&M Hair Studio

The salon, led by owner and founder Melody Brown, is where financial literacy weaves empowerment, passion braids community, and stylists become catalysts for change. And through the Key4Women Pitch Contest, Melody was determined to take her mission to the next level.

Key4Women Client Testimonial: Gina DiStefano, DiStefano Consulting Group, West Springfield, MA

Business Coach and Talent Acquisition Specialist, Gina DiStefano supports business owners and organizations to ensure they are maximizing their company’s potential.

Webinar Replay - Breaking Borders

Kate Isler, businesswoman, nonprofit leader, author and gender equity advocate, discusses her book, "Breaking Borders" a remarkable story of adventure, family and career success that defied all expectations.

The Power of the Flower: Bride Takes Her Unique Wedding Accessory, Turns It into a Business

Denisha Anderson of Cleveland Flower Walls participated in a local pitch contest to help her compete for access to capital she needed to grow her business. Read more about Denisha’s business story and how she took a leap of faith into the wedding industry and brought her passion for florals along.

Mother/Daughter Duo Changes the World One (Healthy) Sweet Treat at a Time

When A. Kouture of Fully Charged Allergy-Friendly Snacks entered a local pitch contest in Seattle, she had two goals in mind: help people with food allergies live a healthier, more satisfied life and grow her fledgling snack business with her mother. Here’s how she did just that.

Webinar Replay - Requisite Courage: How to Make Brave Decisions in Business & Life

Kris McGuigan, founder and principal owner of Professional Courage discusses her new book, "The Requisite Courage: How to Make Brave Decisions in Business & Life."

2022 Financial Confidence Survey Report

As we continue to push forward in a post-COVID-19 reality, women in business have shifted their concerns. Uncertainty about the economy and rising inflation are major factors in professionals’ confidence levels. Despite the changing market, women in business feel confident about their futures.

Roughin’ It RV & Cycle

See how a business pitch competition co-sponsored by Key4Women gave woman-owned business Roughin’ It RV & Cycle great exposure and a substantial financial award.

Webinar Replay - Using Technology to Ramp up Your Small Business Performance

Key4Women brings you an in-depth discussion on the latest technological tools small businesses are using to improve performance. In this seminar, we’ll explain how to create an “always open” experience for your clients, how to automate and speed up payments and receivables, mitigate the risk of online fraud and more.

Kay Catering

Running her catering business out of a commissary kitchen posed limitations of space, equipment and time. See how an SBA-504 loan made it possible for Kay Kim, owner of Kay Catering, to acquire her own building, enabling her business to easily serve large corporate orders.