Superwomen taking over the ranks of superrich [BT broadband office]

Superwomen taking over the ranks of superrich

Posted 13 March 2008 at 12:17PM by Hannah Gilchrist in Doing business online

With a third of UK businesswomen expecting to become millionaires within the next five years, are we a nation transfixed with the idea of living a life of luxury?

It is said that a confident attitude will do wonders in the world of work, but it seems women in the 16 to 34 age bracket are taking this to the next level. Forget the traditional dreams of yesteryear, these women mean business and it's personal ambition that's going to get them there.

According to the Orange Business survey just over half of the women surveyed are driven by personal ambition to achieve millionaire status with almost a third expecting to hit the million mark within five years. This may come as no surprise after a report published in the Telegraph last year 53 per cent of wealthy business owners will be women by 2020.

But should people be so genuinely convinced that making their first million is easy? And if so, does running a million pound business really make you happy?

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Comments

1. At March 13, 2008 1:31 PM, Ade wrote:

I suppose its ambition that drives these women, rather than the notion that its an easy task to make this kind of money.

From a woman's perspective, I personally aspire to be successful, and yes I know success can be measured from different angles, but I mean in every way possible. No one says being wealthy makes you happy, and I dont think thats the aim of most people - at least I would hope not, but who says you can't be successful and happy? Its not the desire to be wealthy that drives me, but a personal belief in excellence in everything I do.... and in the long run, excellence brings about success!

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