Starting his career as an entrepreneur really needs great determination . While it has been labeled an actress , not a hindrance to open their own business . On the other hand , many women are smart in their fields , and develop their knowledge into a promising business . Here are five women entrepreneurs who are rated by CNN Money is very powerful in business last year .

1 . Jessica Alba

The Fantastic Four actress turned out to have serious business in addition to undergoing the profession in emoting on the big screen . Last year , Jessica Alba founded the company care for children called The Honest Company .

The company sells products for babies that are environmentally friendly . For example, chemical-free diapers , wipes and a few other products that do not harm the baby . The company obtained a capital of USD 27 million from several investors including General Catalyst , Lightspeed Venture Partners and Institutional Venture Partners .

31 -year -old artist was admitted transmit environmentally friendly products for babies to young mothers for a better future .

2 . Jill Becker

After graduating from Harvard University in the United States with a Ph.D. in chemistry , women 39 years this developing system of Atomic Layer Deposition ( ALD ) . ?

This product is a very thin film with a few ingredients such as anti- reflection , anti- UV and electrical conduction are generally used for smart phones , solar cells and solar products anti another .

With his own money , he developed his company , Cambrige Nanotech , from his home and assemble yourself ALD starting in 2003 . Hard work he turns out to fruition . He has been named as one of the entrepreneur Ernst & Young in 2010 and the company's revenues reached USD 18 million ( USD 174 billion ) in 2011.

3 . Theresa Fette

Female 34 years have established pension fund management services company , Provident Trust Group , in 2008 . Theresa is now the company serves around 30,000 clients who are looking for alternative investments to manage their retirement funds .

Woman from Las Vegas financial company established to revive the financial world called stagnant .

With client assets of more than USD 3 billion , sales Provided Trust is expected to increase to $ 5 million last year .

4 . Christiane Lemieux

After graduating from Parson 's School of Design in 1997 and then , Lemieux worked as a designer of household property Portico in New York . At that time a lot of clients who like the idea and design she translated the occupancy of each client .

It was then that he decided to leave and set up their own business under the name DwellStudio in 2000 . He said this as a new economic business of some of the first well-known brands such as Pottery Barn . Even so , he claimed success does not come overnight .

" I made ​​a mistake early in my business like to say yes to everything . Was making me lose my momentum for business growth . Should I say yes to the things that drive my business and not for anything that does not promote the growth of my business , " said her .

In 2010 , DwellStudio has opened its first store in home accessories trade center in New York , ABC Home & Carpet . May last year , which increased its branch in SoHo Manhattan .

5 . Alexa Von Tobel

As a broker at Morgan Stanley in 2006 , Von Tobel began to realize that he does not quite understand the personal financial management . Likewise with his friends . By the time he went to Harvard Business School in 2008 , she took time off to learn more on it.

At age 28 , he started with a blog that has now become a tool to manage the finances of women . Company that has the name LearnVest has grossed $ 25 million and has launched LearnVest Planning Service . The facility allows the user to interact with financial managers to change anything complex into simple financial statements . ? The facility is sold at a price of USD 89 to USD 599 for a package of different services .