Are there any obstacles left?

What obstacles still confront women in business? You could ask 1,000 women that question and receive at least that many responses.

Perhaps, said Patty Taylor, president of First Class Direct Inc. in Fort Collins, there aren’t any obstacles.

“Success is what you make it no matter what gender you are,” Taylor said. She can’t recall a single instance when her gender was a negative. In fact, “being a woman in business has been an asset,” she said.

In a free-enterprise system, quality and hard work, good customer service and honesty build business, Taylor said.”If I can’t compete and produce something worth purchasing, then…