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Christine Gatti Chosen As National Finalist For Women Entrepreneurs
By admin | May 31, 2007
ASHLAND, MA – Christine Gatti, president of CRG Associates of Ashland, was recently selected as a finalist in the national ‘Make Mine A Million-Dollar Business Program’ event.
Gatti, a business consultant who focuses on leadership and training, was selected as a finalist based on judging criteria that included business-growth measurables compared to base year figures including: sales levels, percentage revenue growth, percentage employee growth, business net worth and profitability.
“Being selected as a finalist is a great honor,” said Gatti. “Growing my business is very fulfilling to me. My passion is all about creating learning experiences for others,” she said. “I have loved learning since I was young and my first career was as a teacher. I can now continue to build my business and collaborate with other businesses owners to help our clients by working together and complementing what each other brings to the table,” she said.
This year the founding organization, “Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence” has taken its program online. The M3 RACE is a yearlong business growth marathon to inspire women entrepreneurs to hit their revenue goals. By joining the race, the entrepreneurs receive a personalized business assessment and revenue tracking tools, networking tools, sales, marketing and promotional opportunities and the chance to win a Grand Prize of $100,000.
Gatti is currently sponsoring a group of 15 women who are M3 “Racers” representing a total of five U.S. states. The group will hold virtual monthly meetings and periodic live events.
CRG Associates is a full-service firm offering a strong value proposition. It provides a team that can offer many of the core training, consulting and coaching services, along with methodologies to measure and track results, and can increase ROI in times when funding is tight. The team of CRG Associates is a powerful combination of professionals with decades of business, training and development, human resources and organizational development experience and capability. Each brings a strong belief in delivering quality, customer-focused service. The team excels at collaborating to meet the critical business needs of their clients.
CRG Associates is located at 167 Cedar Street, Ashland, MA. For more information visit www.crgassociates.com or by calling 508-881-9364.
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Christine Gatti is the President of CRG Associates, a business consulting firm located in Ashland, MA.
Topics: Networking | 10 Comments »
May 31st, 2007 at 10:03 am
good video
May 31st, 2007 at 8:58 am
Aurora International is an international website for women in business, including entrepreneurs.
Rediff has a section profiling 21 top Indian women entrepreneurs.
There is also a Federation of Indian Women Entrepreneurs. They would be an interesting place to start, I would think!
Best wishes
May 31st, 2007 at 9:21 am
They frown on that there. Its a very backwards country. So there arent to many.
May 31st, 2007 at 10:40 pm
More women are starting new businesses in 1st world nations than are men today. And, 3rd world entrepreneurship hinges on "cottage industries". All cottage industry is dominated by women initially but tend to be plundered or taken away from women by men or local governments when they become profitable.
June 1st, 2007 at 6:25 am
Yes, they definitely have better lives because they are allowed to approach their employment in more non-traditional ways and don't have to worry about the glass ceiling. Depends on the business though. Being a small business owner, especially in retail, can be VERY stressful and you often end up putting in long hours. Every success is YOURS and every failure is YOURS. If it doesn't work out, it is a lot harder to bounce back from but overall can be a very rewarding experience.
June 1st, 2007 at 1:47 pm
profit motive trumps all "isms".
(send me your business plan, and we'll talk).
June 2nd, 2007 at 12:55 am
Contrary to what you see on late-night television, there are no grants for individuals.
The Grants that are available are, for Rural Community Development, not for personal use.
If you want to open your own business, you're on your own.
June 2nd, 2007 at 1:24 am
June 2nd, 2007 at 11:00 pm
June 3rd, 2007 at 4:45 am
In the best of times, women entrepreneurs are hard-pressed to find start-up capital. The number of venture-backed, women-led companies stands at only 6 percent, and in the third quarter venture capital funding to all start-ups fell by 23 percent.
Some $4 billion was invested in companies led by a woman chief executive officer last year, and in the last three years the percentage of venture-backed, women-led companies has increased from 2 percent to 6 percent, according to VentureOne, a research firm specializing in venture capital research.
The outlook this year is uncertain, given the struggling economy. During the year's third quarter, venture capital investing in all start-up businesses fell 23 percent, according to an October PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Survey with VentureOne.
Women will need to due their due diligence and pursue other creative financing measures. Doing their research on unconventional ways of funding their companies will lead with hard work to the financing they need.