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Russia lags far behind other countries in the development of women's entrepreneurship. The statistics are inexorable - only 27% of the total number of business projects were created by women. Today, the Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Russia is actively flourishing, the idea of ​​which is to create a social portrait of a business lady, to identify successful companies created by the fairer sex. Women entrepreneurs are a special unit of society, which also has its own “gurus”. Wealthy and prosperous, famous and just gaining popularity - here is a list of 12 successful business women in Russia.

Elena Baturina: beyond the distant lands

She is considered the richest woman in our country, behind her almost 30 years of doing business, patronage, philanthropy and active participation in the management of the life of Moscow. The wife of the ex-mayor of the capital Yuri Luzhkov is not one of those who were born under the "money" star. Elena was born in a simple working-class family, but already at the age of 17 at a local plant she earned 180 rubles a month, unthinkable for that time.

By the age of 26, Baturina was ripe for her own business. The first project was opened in 1989 together with his brother - a cooperative, which over the years grew into a development company CJSC Inteko. Burning bridges, in 2011 a determined business woman sold the company, moved to London after her daughters and began to invest zealously in hotel business... Now in her possession:

• Hotel Grand Tirolia (Austria, 2009) - about 35 million euros invested.
• The hotel complex "New Peterhof", which has won many awards in various nominations (Russia, 2010).
• Mini-hotel Quisisana Palace (Czech Republic, 2012).
• Morrison Hotel (Ireland, 2013) - € 29 million invested.

Business acumen helped Elena Baturina achieve colossal success. She became the founder and co-investor in foreign funds Queen's Gate and Rosamund, engaged in commercial and residential real estate. In 2016, 10 million euros were invested in the acquisition of a complex of buildings in Brooklyn with a total area of ​​1.5 thousand square meters. m.

By investing a lot in charity and support of young talented people (the BE OPEN and Noosphere funds alone are worth something), Baturina remains a tough and very conflicted person. Politicians and businessmen have repeatedly noted her assertiveness, persistence, unprincipledness. But maybe this is the secret of overwhelming success?

Anastasia Tatulova: sweet life enriches

When working in advertising, albeit for large companies, solid money, a personal driver ceases to be a value, and you want something more, your own business appears. Anastasia Tatulova, a young beautiful woman, mother of two children, joined the ranks of Russian entrepreneurs in 2009. It all started with a small production workshop that creates delicious sweets and baked goods. Today, in the hands of a fragile business woman, the country's largest chain of cafes and pastry shops "Anderson" with a turnover of 700 million rubles a year.

Each point has a children's playground, animators, a service for holding children's parties, banquets. Tatulova notes that her goal was to create such establishments where the whole family would be comfortable to relax. The company employs about 700 people, not counting those cafes that have opened in different parts of the country under the purchased franchise. By the way, its cost ranges from 1.5 to 1.9 million rubles, additional investments in the project will have to be made from 12 to 17 million rubles.

Anastasia creates such establishments Catering, which pay off in 3-6 months, when the standard period is 1.5-2 years. Business acumen, love for their work, employees, visitors, and just a woman's ingenuity and intuition made it possible to turn an ordinary bakery into a grandiose profitable cafe business. The businesswoman reflects on the release of the sweets produced in retail trade, as well as bringing the ratio of own cafes to those that are opened under the franchise, up to 50/50%. Time will tell.

Ksenia Ryasova: fashion line

A strong manager, persistent, purposeful and very active Ksenia Ryasova was born into a family of engineers and received higher education in Moscow. Her path, like many others in the 90s, began with a shuttle business. Having married a diplomat, the young entrepreneur went with him to Vietnam, but after living there for 3 years, she returned not empty-handed - but with bags full of sportswear, jackets, trousers, which became a popular commodity in the Moscow clothing markets.

Fierce competition forced Ksenia to look for new ways - the solution was to develop her own design of clothes, which were made to order in Vietnam, at the best factories. Ryasova opened a network of multi-brand stores "People in the New". The key moment in the business growth was the acquaintance with the then still acting owner of the Finnish brand FiNN FLARE Raimo Aaltonen. Russia as a consumer for a foreign businessman was lost due to the collapse of the USSR, so energetic Ksenia as a distributor became a real lifeline.

Today, FiNN FLARE is wholly owned by Ksenia Ryasova; she bought the brand back in 2006. The clothes designed by the talented designer are sold with great success even in Finland. It has opened about 100 of its own retail stores throughout the country and more than 200 franchise outlets in Russia and Kazakhstan. Cash turnover is colossal, the business is constantly expanding. In addition, philanthropic qualities cannot be taken away from a business woman - she has been doing charity work for many years and supports the Paralympic team of our country.

Tatiana Bakalchuk: Internet shopping is held in high esteem

How many young mothers are able to start their own business with a baby in their arms and without influential patrons? Tatiana Bakalchuk, a well-known Korean woman today, did not just succeed - in 2016 she is ranked 3 richest women in Russia with a capital of $ 500 million according to Forbes. Back in 2004, Tatyana was the simplest English teacher who went to maternity leave... The project began with catalog products of the Otto and Quelle brands, the direct participation of the entrepreneur in receiving the goods and pulling 20-kg bags home, where the "warehouse" was located.

The success of the idea of ​​creating a business on the Internet was questioned by loved ones, but today the Wildberries online clothing store is the first most visited in the country. Perhaps, in many ways, the large business woman was helped by the female flair and understanding of the buyer. Bakalchuk was the first to offer customers a free fitting before buying and the opportunity to return an unsuitable product.

More than 400 pick-up points equipped with fitting rooms have been opened in Russia. The online platform offers products from over 1,900 brands, 100,000 items of clothing, shoes, accessories for the whole family. In 2015 alone, Wildberries' income exceeded 36.5 billion rubles. Tatiana Bakalchuk did not confine herself to the Russian consumer - clothes are successfully supplied to Belarus and Kazakhstan. Avoiding the press and pushing the boundaries of business exponentially, she is the personification of a strong and determined super woman.

Natalia Vorobyova: the art of sending beautifully

Risky travel business it can be “knee-deep” even for a fragile woman with a serious business acumen. Natalia Vorobyova was born in Moscow, where, after graduating from high school, she entered and successfully graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute. In the early 1990s, she devoted herself to science, settling in a department at her home university. Perhaps it was this short experience that allowed Natalya to learn how to calculate the probability of each step, analyze the risks and benefits in the future business.

The first attempts to make money were associated with beer and chocolate, but the prospect of becoming a "tent" did not appeal to the ambitious business woman. Then one-time vouchers to Sochi, sold by acquaintance, were used, and in 1992 the family company "Natalie Tours" was opened with a staff of 5 people. Today it is a successful tour operator in Russia, one of the largest in the country, under the supervision of more than 100 offices, including a franchise program. Cooperation with Spain (over 50% of the market), Cyprus, Italy, Turkey, Thailand, UAE and others tourist countries brought Natalie Tours to the highest level.

Perseverance and commitment to European principles of doing business did not allow the company to collapse during periods of crisis. Natalia notes that for all the time of its existence, her "brainchild" has always worked with profit. She owns the business equally with her ex-husband Vladimir Vorobyov, but has been the general director of the tour operator Natalie Tours for many years. Sending more than 700 thousand tourists annually and having a turnover of almost $ 1 billion, Natalia Vorobyova deservedly receives numerous awards and titles both in Russia and abroad.

Larisa Prokopyeva: the lady of the pills

A woman in whose hands a business is either based on the production of chewing gum, or supplies dietary supplements to the masses, is clearly inclined to risk and scale. Larisa Prokopyeva graduated from the Altai Polytechnic Institute in 1974 and got a job at the Altai Federal Research and Production Center, which develops defense products for the country, as a senior researcher at the technology group. In 1991, the enterprise sharply "retrained" into a chewing gum plant under the leadership of Prokopyeva. Many journalists mark this moment as a "raider takeover" by a successful business woman today.

Many scandals are associated with the name of the pharmaceutical entrepreneur. For more than 10 years, her company has been "pressed" by FAS; in products in different regions they find either yeast, or mold, or harmful components. Penalties for unfair advertising, inconsistency of insert sheets with reality, non-compliance hygiene requirements at turnover. All this does not prevent Larisa from remaining among the rich and influential women in Russia who have achieved tremendous success in business.

Natalya Kasperskaya: the power in data security

“A pioneer, a Komsomol member and just a beauty” is not only a phrase from a famous film, but also an accurate description of the Moscow IT-entrepreneur Natalya Kasperskaya. In adolescence, she was elected a member of the Council of Pioneers, a Komsomol organizer, was an activist during her school and student years. Information Technology entered her life in 1994 - work on the distribution component of the company gave Natalia invaluable experience. Three years later, the ambitious team spun off their own business called Kaspersky Lab.

Kaspersky at that time owned only 10% of the entire share of the company, which by 2011 was completely bought out. It is worth noting that the departure from the "feminine" business played a cruel joke on the business - sales decreased significantly. In 2007, Natalya became the owner of a controlling stake in InfoWatch, a DLP-based subsidiary of Kaspersky Lab. Only 5 years later, the company took the path of profit and began to develop at a frantic pace. In 2015, the business was valued at nearly $ 50 million.

The credit for this success belongs entirely to Natalia. Its principle is not to retreat when it is difficult, and not to rely on investors. Business lady leads a stormy social activities, is a member of several associations, speaks fluent German and English, and has five children. She is considered an authoritative representative of the IT industry and an influential person, and she is rightfully one of the ten richest women in Russia.

Olga Bogomaz: from mud to princess

The multimillion-dollar business of the wife of the governor of the Bryansk region began with two hectares of land planted with potatoes. It all happened back in 1998, when a student Olga Bogomaz returned with her husband Alexander to his native village of Melensk and started growing root crops. It's hard to believe, but once this respectable woman, one of the richest in the country, planted and dug up potatoes with her own hands. My husband worked for Starodubraygaz - he simply had no time to help.

Today the peasant farm "Bogomaz" is the first in Russia for the production of potatoes, which is purchased by the army, producers of chips, large and small retail chains(60% shipped to X5 retail Retail Group supervising all shops "Pyaterochka", "Perekrestok", "Karusel"). In addition to this direction, Olga owns dairy farms, fields with wheat, soybeans, barley, corn, vegetable stores, packing lines, pigsties, cowsheds, sawmills, hangars, even 3 artesian wells.

She also owns numerous vehicles, including 40 tractors, 15 combines, a truck crane, a luxury Porsche Cayenne Turbo. In other words, a modest family run has been transformed into a large agricultural plantation. The Bogomaz farm in 2015 managed to gain 910.5 million rubles from its more than 13 thousand hectares of land. It has its own logistics system and employs almost 200 people. Olga Bogomaz is an excellent manager and an example of a strong, purposeful woman who “will enter a burning hut and stop a horse on the move”.

Ekaterina Akhuzina: the challenge of time

A rigidly positive attitude to current trends and a willingness to go to any whim of customers are the main weapons of the queen of the fur business of Russia Ekaterina Akhuzina in the fight against competitors. "Meha Ekaterina" is a business that a 27-year-old girl inherited from her father, who had devoted himself all his life to the furrier business. And now for 15 years the company has been developing and growing in revenues thanks to the skillful female leadership. It is located, like 100 years ago, on Bolshaya Dmitrovka, in a historic building.

Taking possession of the heritage, Akhuzina turned the whole concept of settled activity upside down. The premises of the enterprise, previously intended only for storing and finishing skins, sewing classic fur, began to concentrate innovative design ideas, produce provocative clothes, by the way, not only outerwear. The state grew from several dozen to several hundred, 7 brand stores were opened in Moscow and two more appeared in Volgograd.

Almost 10% of the proceeds come from the fur refrigerator, where the fur coats of elite persons are "chilled". The almost completely Russian origin of fur allows Ekaterina Akhuzina to keep prices down and provide all segments of the population with quality products. A fox or mink painted in all the colors of the rainbow, fur patterns, extravagant designer coats or even fur shorts are a fashionable challenge that is quite adequate to the time and modern consumer expectations. Akhuzina does not have a clear business strategy - this is her weakness and strength at the same time.

Nelly Uvarova and Elena Vakhrusheva: business with a soul

To find Good work in our country it is sometimes difficult even for a qualified specialist, what can we say about people with disabilities, for whom a employed life is something on the verge of fantasy. Two brave women, the famous actress Nelly Uvarova and her friend Elena Vakhrusheva, decided to open the social entrepreneurship project “Naive? Very" . His business model did not provide for any support from the state or patrons - payback and access to the profit stage were achieved by the own efforts of the founders and talented craftsmen with severe psychoneurotic disorders.

It all started with Uvarova's participation in a performance at the Special Workshops exhibition-fair in 2010, whose students later became full-fledged members of her business team. The first was an online store, which presented a full range of amazing, sometimes breathtaking, products, made both in a mass version and individually by hand. People with deviations in the project are full-fledged employees, receive a salary, rejoice when their work creates demand, and become more self-confident.

Plates, calendars, books, T-shirts and much more are delivered to various parts of Russia in bulk. Lukoil filling stations also sold “special” products under the “More than a Buy” program. In 2014, the project “Naive? Very ”became the winner of the competition for social entrepreneurs and received a loan of 4.2 million rubles for three years. Today it is a full-fledged workshop with a printing, carpentry, ceramic and textile focus. In June 2015, the first retail store was opened on the basis of the Artplay design center.

The founders intend to turn their business into an expanded network throughout the country. First of all, for them it is not commercial enterprise, and activities aimed at alleviating social problems. They did not believe in their project at the start, because "How can one do without financial assistance in such a matter?", But he survived, grew and brought not only profit, but great importance for those very "special" artists and creators.

Zemfira Morozova: jack of all trades

"And the Swiss, and the reaper, and the gamer" - a native of Tatarstan Zemfira Morozova belongs to the category of those talented people who are talented in everything. A business woman by training is a historian, but she is not connected with this path. commercial activity... From the age of 16 she knew how to provide herself financially, and at 26 she was already the deputy general director of the trade and production enterprise "DTK". The participation in the election campaign of Oleg Morozov, who served in the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation until 2015, determined the further personal life of Zemfira - she became his wife and bore him two children.

In 2003, in 4 cities of Tatarstan, Morozova organized a fast food chain "Bona Fide". Three years later, Zemfira moved into a completely different direction of business, opening the Clinic of Modern Medicine in Naberezhnye Chelny. In the course of the work, more than 60 government contracts were received for a total amount of almost 13 million rubles. In 2008, Morozova (at that time still Gubaidullina) opened a network of HD clinics specializing in hemodialysis. By the end of 2014, the number of clinics in the network had grown to 9, and the number of patients exceeded 1200.

In medicine, Zemfira's business zeal did not stop - in 2011, she created construction company Profit Group, dealing with commercial real estate in Tatarstan. After 2 years, together with partners, their construction activities the entrepreneur also opened it in Moscow, having created LLC "Infratek". In what direction Zemfira Morozova will act further, nobody knows. Airplanes, flowers, fountains - what's the difference in her skillful hands everything turns into money.

Russia is rich in talents of outstanding and outstanding women who are capable of creating and developing businesses no worse, and sometimes many times better than men. Wealthy and successful today, years ago, they were looking for their way, stepping on a rake, hitting impregnable walls and crying at a broken trough. A feminine idea with a commercial component is always special: a spoonful of intuition, a pinch of charm and a faceted glass of invested labor.

Women in Business Day is celebrated in the United States on September 22. And our article today is about the richest and most famous businesswoman in the world who run large companies and occupy far from the last places in the famous Forbes list.

1. Indra Nooyi

The CEO of PepsiCo, an internationally renowned soft drink maker, is a business leader among women. She constantly ranks first in the ratings of the most influential and successful businesswoman on the planet. Indian by birth, Indra at one time went to America to study at the Yale School of Management. For six years, she has worked on a huge number of international projects related to corporate strategy. A talented woman was noticed and tried to get hold of two well-known companies at once: General Electric and Pepsi. The choice was made in favor of the latter, and this was only a step in her ascent to the heights of the business Olympus.

2. Irene Rosenfeld

The 60-year-old American businesswoman is currently the chairman and CEO of Mondelez Internasional, one of the food giants, the leader in the production of chocolate, candy, biscuits, coffee and chewing gum. Irene was named the highest paid female executive in the United States in 2010. Every year she is included in the Forbs list of the richest and most influential people in the world. And in 2011, she was named the most influential business woman in the United States. Everything that this woman achieved, she did on her own, thanks to her hard work and dedication.

3. Wu Yajun

The Chinese entrepreneur is in the top 20 richest women in the world and is the leader in the list of the richest women in the world who made their fortune on their own. She is the richest and most successful woman in China, with an estimated fortune of $ 5.7 billion. Wu made her fortune in the real estate market. This success is all the more phenomenal given that men have traditionally been in the lead in this business sector. The motto of the company founded by Wu Yajun is "Take care of yourself all your life." By the way, Wu is one of the few businesswoman who know how to organically combine business and family well-being.

4. Ursula Burns

The CEO of Xerox is the first African American to lead one of the largest corporations in the United States. She came to Xerox as a simple trainee engineer and rose to the position executive director companies. Today, she is also the chairman of the American Export Council under the President of the United States.

5. Ginny Rometty

An American businesswoman became the first woman to lead one of the largest IT companies in the world. She has been the CEO of IBM since 2012 and is ranked # 1 in the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in American business... Virginia started as a systems engineer, but very soon became head of the international sales division of IBM, where she controlled the situation with sales of products in 170 countries. And since January 1, 2012, the reins of the 100-year-old tech giant have been in the hands of this businesswoman.

Women have long been successfully competing with men in various fields. Business is no exception. In the lists of the richest entrepreneurs from "Forbes" there are also female names... So who are they - the richest businesswoman in the world?

Alice Walton

Alice got into the Forbes ratings solely thanks to her father Sam Walton, who founded the global brand - Wal-Mart Stores. Now the brothers of the rich heiress Rob and Jim are engaged in the affairs of the company, and she also prefers to patronize the cultural sphere of the States, supporting the novice masters of word and brush. Alice also collects works of art. She spent hundreds of millions of dollars on this hobby. One of the richest women in the world is single, she has no children, so she lives in seclusion on a Texas ranch where she breeds horses.

Jacqueline Mars

Mars gave 20 years family business... Her grandfather, Franklin Mars, founded the well-known confectionery company, which produces the beloved Mars bars. The corporation also owns such popular brands as Pedigri and Whiskas. Now Jacqueline is carried away by mezzeness, she has been married twice, has three children. She is a member of the board of directors National Library sports of the United States and represents the national equestrian team of America.

Maria Franca Fissolo

To the list richest people Planet Maria came after the death of her husband, from whom she inherited the Ferrero company, which owns the brands Raffaello, Nutella, Tick-tock and Kinder. The company is run by the son of Maria Giovanni. The widow herself prefers to live away from prying eyes in Monaco.

Suzanne Klatten

Suzanne owes her fortune to successful parents who founded the world famous companies BMW and Altana AG. Together with her brother Stefan, she is the owner of half of the shares of the concern and pharmaceutical company... As a teenager, Suzanne practiced at BMW as an engineer, where she met her future husband, in marriage with whom she gave birth to three children. The family lives in Germany and has a country house in Austria.

Lauren Powell Jobs

Lauren inherited the fortune from her husband Steve Jobs, who founded Apple... In addition, she got almost 8% of Disney shares. Also one of the richest women in the world is the founder of a supply company natural products Terravera and leads the Emerson Collective, an organization to support low-income students. Lauren helps homeless children and funds education programs for low-income youth. Having endured two years of mourning, she started a relationship with the former mayor of Washington. For two he and Lauren have six children.

Every year, more and more businesswomen encroach on the laurels of the richest and most influential people on the planet, which once again proves feminine strength and versatility in any area. At the same time, they all do not lose their femininity and subtle mental organization, as evidenced by their passion for charity and participation in various public programs.

Once the lot of women were three K - "kinder, kyche, kirche" (children, kitchen, church, in the words of the last German emperor Wilhelm II). Fortunately, times are changing and modern ladies can successfully compete with men in business and earn enough for husbands to do the housework.

We present you the top 10 richest women in Russia in 2017, according to Forbes.

Activity area: private investor.

Income:$ 300 million.

You can, of course, say "oh, this is the ex-wife of Roman Abramovich, that's where the money comes from." But the couple broke up ten years ago, and Irina is still one of the richest Russian women. Most of the time she spends on an estate in the English county of Hampshire, where there is a stable with well-trained riding horses. Each of the thoroughbred four-legged handsome men costs about 400 thousand dollars.

And Lady Abramovich is an avid shopaholic and a regular at the best London boutiques. In addition to shopping, she often visits the Royal Opera, is fond of collecting paintings by Russian masters and communicates with many celebrities, for example, the Hong Kong oligarch David Tang and Sir Elton John.

Position held: CEO of INK.

Income: 350 million dollars.

The 57-year-old business woman has held her post of head of the Irkutsk Oil Company (INK) since 2000. Under her leadership, INK has earned a number of awards and prizes, including the Business Triumph international award and the title of Best Independent oil company Eastern Europe "from the authoritative financial publication World Finance

In addition to the main position, Sedykh is also a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the region and is no stranger to her. charity... She paid for the production of a bronze bust of the hero of Russia, senior lieutenant Andrei Sherstyannikov, who died in 2000 in a battle with militants in the Argun gorge. In 2016, the Sedykh Ministry of Culture awarded the diploma "Patron of the Year".

Occupation: co-owner of Sodruzhestvo Group of Companies.

Income: 400 million dollars.

Selling feeds and additives to animal feed - this is how Natalia and her husband Alexander began their journey into the world of big business. After a successful start, Sodruzhestvo began to buy up enterprises operating in the food industry. Then a number of Ukrainian and Russian poultry factories and a Danish plant producing protein and vitamin supplements were added to the list of acquisitions.

Currently, Sodruzhestvo is the main Russian supplier of GMO and non-GMO soybeans and a producer of lecithin, rapeseed and soybean oils. In 2012, the Japanese company Mitsui & Co became one of the shareholders of the Commonwealth (ten percent of the shares were bought by it for $ 2.2 billion). Sodruzhestvo factories are located not only in Russia, but also in Denmark and Brazil.

7. Tatiana Kuznetsova

Activity area: Member of the Management Board of PJSC Novatek.

Income: 400 million dollars.

A new face in the ranking of the richest women in Russia in 2017. Kuznetsova owns 0.2% of shares in the Russian gas company Novatek, which is one of the ten world leaders in terms of proven natural gas reserves and gas production.

Tatiana Kuznetsova is not only the second most important person on the board of Novatek, but also heads the legal department of this PJSC.

What it does: her husband's charitable foundation.

Income: 400 million dollars.

The wife of billionaire Andrei Guryev owns a stake in PhosAgro, the largest domestic and European supplier of phosphorus-containing fertilizers. Evgenia's husband is the second person on the PhosAgro board of directors, and the company is headed by the son of the Guryev couple. His name is Andrey, like his father.

The daughter of Evgenia and Andrei, Julia, together with her mother, participates in the work of a charitable foundation that provides support to low-income citizens, family members of persons who died from terrorist attacks and veterans of the Great Patriotic War, helps the social rehabilitation of the unemployed, orphans, disabled people and other categories of the population, for which or for reasons unable to independently exercise their rights.

Activity area: CEO of Wildberries.

Income: 420 million dollars.

In 2004, Tatyana (at that time - a tutor in English language) a child was born. This made the young woman look for new sources of income. With the support of her husband Vladislav, she initially offered customers clothes and shoes from the German catalogs Otto and Quelle. Moreover, the apartment of the Bakalchuk spouses served as a warehouse for the goods. Things went so well that already in 2005 the Wildberries company appeared, which is currently one of the largest online stores in Russia. You can buy a variety of things there, from clothes and shoes to books, toys and jewelry.

Last year, Tatiana was the third most successful business woman on the Forbes list, but since then her income has dropped by $ 80 million.

Activity area: Member of the Board of Progress Capital.

Income:$ 450 million.

In the nineties, Belyavtseva, together with Nikolai Bortsov, director of the cannery of the Ministry of Fruit and Vegetable Farm, created the Lebedyansky concern. He became one of the largest Russian juice producers. It was at this enterprise that such brands as "FrutoNyanya", "Tonus", "Ya", "Fruktovy Sad" were made.

Over a ten-year period, from 1998 to 2008, Lebedyansky's turnover increased from $ 18 million to $ 800 million, along with it the market share grew - from 4% to 30%.

In 2008, PepsiCo and Pepsi Bottling Group became the majority shareholders of Lebedyansky. Thanks to this deal, Belyavtseva became richer by $ 330 million.

The deal did not include the Progress enterprise (it was wholly owned by Lebedyansky) and the father and son of the Bortsovs and Belyavtsev remained its main shareholders. This enterprise produces a popular line of products under the brands FrutoNyanya, Malysham and Lipetsk pump room.

In 2016, Belyavtseva entered into an agreement with Mondi Group to sell her Bipak LLC, which produces corrugated board and packaging for food and agricultural products. The amount of this transaction amounted to 2.8 billion rubles.

Since 2016, Olga Belyavtseva's position in the list of the richest women from Russia has not changed.

Activity area: manages the "C7 Group of Companies"

Income: 600 million dollars.

Fileva's main business is a private Russian one. The group of airlines owned by the Filev family includes Globus and Siberia - the second after Aeroflot in terms of air traffic in Russia (as of 2016). Moreover, Natalia controls most of the shares of Siberia, thanks to which in 2006 she was able to get into the rating of the most successful women in Russia according to Forbes and has not left it since then.

Together with her father and mother, daughter Tatyana also participates in the family endeavor. An unusual marketing project was launched under her patronage: the first music video in zero gravity. It was filmed by Chicago-based alternative rock band OK Go and S7 Airlines.

Activity area: private investor.

Income: 600 million dollars.

In the 80s, Elena and Dmitry Rybolovlev, then not yet millionaires, but start-up entrepreneurs, created a clinic providing magnetotherapy services. They invested the money they earned in industrial enterprises... The head of the family became a co-owner of Uralkali and acquired a number of stakes in various enterprises, including Silvinit, Azot and Solikamskbumprom.

In 2001, the Rybolovlev couple moved to Switzerland, but their marriage lasted only until 2008. The spouses did not enter into a marriage contract, and for a very long time they shared their wealth. Only in 2015, they came to a settlement agreement, according to which Elena got $ 604 million and real estate in Switzerland.

The divorce made Rybolovlev one of the richest brides in Russia. As in 2016, she got the honorable second line in the selection of the most money-worthy Russian business women.

Activity area: Head of Inteco Management.

Income:$ 1 billion.

One of the richest women in the world and the permanent leader of the top 10 Russian millionaires for 12 years in a row. In addition to the Inteko corporation, Baturina owns shares in Gazprom and Sberbank. She also owns an international hotel chain.

According to Forbes magazine, Baturina is the only independent self-made business woman who has created her own business in the construction industry. She is also the only billionaire of the entire number of the richest entrepreneurs in Russia.

Even Elena Baturina managed to turn her hobby for equestrian sports into a profitable business. She owns the Weedern stud farm, founded in the 18th century. It breeds horses of the Hanoverian, Holstein and Trakehner breeds.

This bright and strong woman is living proof that even a girl from a working-class family (Baturina's mother and father worked at the Fraser plant, and not in leadership positions) can achieve great success in life. And not thanks to her millionaire husband (Yuri Luzhkov met Elena before he was the mayor of the capital), but only to his own mind and business acumen.

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Este Lauder

On July 1, 1908, Estee Lauder, the daughter of immigrants, was born among the slums of New York. She went from being a seller of homemade natural cosmetics to the founder of a famous cosmetics brand.

In 1944, together with her husband, they opened their first store in New York. Having rebuilt the building of a former restaurant into a small factory, Este and her husband produced creams at night, and sold them during the day. It was then that the foundation of the current corporation of cosmetics and perfumery "Estée Lauder" was laid.

Este Lauder's main secret is a successful advertising strategy for the sale of quality anti-aging cosmetics. Este herself consulted her clients, gave them gifts and offered free samples. She also regularly worked with staff and inspired salespeople by her personal example.

"The most beautiful face in the world is yours" - Este Lauder

“The most beautiful face in the world is yours,” said Este Lauder. She said: "My mission is to teach as many women as possible not only to be beautiful, but to remain beautiful."

Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel was born into a family of poor merchants, and after the death of her mother she ended up in an orphanage. Today, the Chanel fashion house is an example of elegance and luxury.

Coco's recipe for success is a revolutionary and bold take on fashion from the 1940s and 1950s. She offered women absolutely unseen trends: simple cut, black outfits, practicality and minimalism.

Miuccia Prada

Miuccia Prada was born in Milan in 1949. She never thought about a fashion career and studied politics, philosophy and political science. In 1978 she inherited Prada Sp. From her mother. A. and took up the promotion of the company into the haute couture industry.

Miuccia Prada turns a family company into a fashion corporation

Miuccia holds a PhD in Political Science and Philosophy. In the same year, she met her husband, and now also business partner, Patrizio Bertelli. In 1989 she introduced her first ready-to-wear line. Launched the Miu Miu brand in 1992. House Prada acquired brands such as Gilles Sander, Helmut Lang, Azzedine Alaya, and others.

Mary Kay Ash

Mary Kay Ash is one of the most successful business women in the United States, who founded her own cosmetics company at the age of 45.

Mary Kay Ash founded Mary Kay at 45

As a child, Mary often heard from her mother the magic words "you can do it." They formed the basis of her business and became an inspirational motto for many women working at the Mary Kay cosmetics company.

Helena Rubinstein

Helena was born into a large family of a shopkeeper in Poland. Having barely mastered the medical profession, she moved to Australia without knowing a word of English. There she began making creams from local herbs. Today, the Helena Rubinstein cosmetic brand is known all over the world and is successfully sold in more than 50 countries around the world.

Helena Rubinstein was the first to suggest classifying skin by type

Many successful women in business have conquered the public with their unconventional approach to doing business. Helena Rubinstein was no exception. She was the first to propose to classify skin by type and applied an integrated approach to the treatment of various skin diseases.

Ruth Handler

Barbie doll maker started her career in the production of photo frames. The company was called Mattel. Later, the business was retrained to create musical toys and accessories for doll houses.

In 1959, the firm introduced the Barbie doll, invented by Ruth. At first, she sold extremely poorly and drew sharp criticism for her overtly feminine forms. The doll soon gained extraordinary popularity; already in 1965, the proceeds from its sales amounted to $ 100 million. Ken was soon created.

The early 1970s fell on hard times for the company. First, a campaign was launched against Barbie by women's rights activists. Sales volumes declined, and in 1974 the company was on the brink of bankruptcy. After checking financial statements it turned out that many of the indicators were falsified by Ruth herself and her husband. Began federal investigation Handler was charged with fraud and deliberately defrauding investors. In court, irrefutable evidence was presented, and Barbie's "mom" was found guilty.

Beginning in 1975, Handler and her doll "daughter" Barbie parted ways: partners expelled Ruth from the company, and the court sentenced her to one and a half months of community service for accounting entries. But adventurous, energetic woman did not despair. She founded the Nieli Mee company to manufacture plastic breast prostheses for patients undergoing surgery like her. Among her clients was the former first lady of America, Betty Ford.

Elena Baturina

The wife of the former mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov is recognized as the richest woman in Russia. Her fortune is estimated at $ 1 billion.

Own business - the company "Inteko", which was engaged in the production polymer products, - Baturina, together with her brother, created in the early 1990s. A few years later, the business was supplemented by its own raw materials production on the basis of the Moscow Oil Refinery (MNPZ), which was under the control of the Moscow government. As a result, Inteko managed to occupy almost a third of the Russian market for plastic products.

Elena Baturina earned her first money on polymers

In 2001, the transformation of Inteko into a large investment and construction corporation began. She managed to take control of about a quarter of the capital's panel housing market. A year later, a monolithic construction division appeared as part of Inteko. Since mid-2002, the company has acquired whole line cement plants, thanks to which it has become the largest supplier of cement in the country.

On September 28, 2010, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dismissed Luzhkov as mayor of Moscow due to the loss of confidence. This was preceded by an information campaign in the central media criticizing the activities of the mayor of the capital, in particular, for helping Baturina in business.

In September 2011, Baturina sold 100% of Inteko shares to the president of B&N Bank Mikail Shishkhanov and one of the subsidiaries of Sberbank. Today she is the President of Inteco Management.