Amelia Morán Ceja’s family moved from the small village of Las Flores, Jalisco, Mexico, to Napa Valley when she was 12 years old to join her father, Felipe Morán, a vineyard worker....

Pilar Montoya has built a career out of making plans—but not letting plans make her....

The song says diamonds are a girl’s best friend. But for many women, cupcakes aren’t too far behind....

In 1990, Judy Dlugacz, the founder and owner of Olivia Records, the first woman-owned record company, wanted to take a cruise. But as a lesbian, she didn’t feel entirely comfortable going on a standard cruise. ...

Mei Xu had her entrepreneurial epiphany while walking through a high church of capitalism: Bloomie’s. ...

As the business world becomes increasingly conscious of environmental issues, it is a great time to be an expert in the field, a fact backed up by Porter Scientific’s 30 percent revenue growth in the past year (and estimated 2007 revenues of $3.1 million). Not...