Review the advice, success stories and defining moments from several successful Australian women in export.
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Archive for January, 2012
Women in Best Export Case Studies
Published January 30, 2012 Country specific , Exporting Leave a CommentTags: Austrade, Australia, Australian women in export, Laurel Delaney, women in exporting
Zimbabwe Female Entrepreneurs Face Funding Challenges
Published January 23, 2012 Country specific , Economic growth , Finance , Gender challenges , global women entrepreneurs Leave a CommentTags: Charity Manyeruke, female entrepreneurs, funding obstacles, Laurel Delaney, WABAZ, women's empowerment, Zimbabwe
When it comes to obtaining credit from financial institutions, the perception is quite dismal from Zimbabwe women entrepreneurs a recent survey shows.
Yet, according to the study “An Analysis of the Enabling Environment and Potential for Women’s Empowerment” by Dr. Charity Manyeruke on behalf of the Women Alliance of Business Associations in Zimbabwe (Wabaz), a significant segment of female entrepreneurs have not attempted to obtain funding from financial institutions.
The negative perception might be getting in the way of at least attempting to make things happen. Even so, it’s still challenging to get funding.
• Based on the study, 34 percent of the female entrepreneurs who undertook the survey consider obtaining credit from commercial banks as “very difficult.”
Learn more here. Related article here.
Illustration credit: Dr. Manyeruke’s book
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
When It Comes to Giving, Measure What Matters
Published January 13, 2012 Economic growth , Enlighten Me! , Finance , Gender challenges , Social Entrepreneurship , World entrepreneurship Leave a CommentTags: big think, Laurel Delaney, Mary Ellen Iskenderian, measure what matters, Women's World Banking
When giving money, give to nonprofits that measure what matters to you. That’s advice from Mary Ellen Iskenderian (pictured), President and CEO, Women’s World Banking.
Watch video here: big think interview
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Women Are Essential to the Revival of the U.S. Economy
Published January 8, 2012 Economic growth , Gender challenges Leave a CommentTags: emerging market, hight growth businesses, Kay Koplovitz, Laurel Delaney, revival of U.S. economy
As Kay Koplovitz (pictured) points out:
Women hold 80 % the purchasing power for consumer goods in the U.S., a sector accounting for a critical 70% of the U.S. economy. So we already know that women are essential to the revival of the U.S. economy.
Women are also a rising powerhouse in building the economy as founders of high growth companies. Find out why by reading the entire article:
Women: The Emerging Market in High Growth Businesses
Illustration credit here.
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
