10 most valuable start-ups founded by women

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Women entrepreneurs who are doing it for themselves

Oct 17, 2011

Photo credit: Jessica Herrin, founder of Stella & Dot;
from Courtesy Company, Inc.com

What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? Surely, vision, perseverance and the ability to multi-task are high on the list. Women are naturally predisposed to these traits and today more women than ever are stepping out of the rat race, or using their stay-at-home mom time, to launch their own highly successful companies.

Recently, Business Insider announced their 2011 list of the most valuable start-up companies in the world. We’ve mined that list to identify the most valuable start-ups that were founded by women, along with a few that are now being run by women. Here’s hoping you’ll find some inspiration to push forward with that business idea of your own...

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