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True Gender Equality Is Still 151 Years Away—Despite Recent Milestones

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Women in sports In 2016, Brehanna Daniels became the first Black woman member of the pit crew in NASCAR. has a record number of women-led Fortune 500 companies, with “74 female CEOs employed at America’s 500 highest-grossing companies, up from 41 in June of 2021 and only 7 in 2002,” according to the World Economic Forum.

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It’s Not the End: Why Creating an Exit Strategy Sets Your Business Up for Long-Term Success

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Make sure when you go to sell the company you don’t run out of money and negotiating power. Yahoo refused to buy Google for $1 billion in 1998 and again refused $5 billion in 2002. billion and instead sold themselves to Verizon in 2016 for only $4.6 Ask for directions. Don’t run out of gas. Pace yourself. It’s a long ride.

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