There are no federal parental leave protections for entrepreneurs. Here’s how to manage

There is virtually no safety net, although 14 million women-owned small businesses account for nearly 40% of all companies and generate $2.7 trillion in the U.S.

When I was pregnant with my second kid, Chetan, I also ran a successful startup called FoodtoEat. I didn’t want to lose the momentum of success on FoodtoEat, especially after my first startup had failed to raise the funding it needed to survive, so I told myself I just had to keep going and keep up the hustle to make it to the next level.