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Archive for the 'Award/recognition/nomination(s)' Category
To Export, Become Educated
Published April 9, 2012 Award/recognition/nomination(s) , Education , Exporting Leave a CommentTags: exports, Laurel Delaney, SPB Global, Susan Bernard
Three Women Are Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize
Published October 19, 2011 Announcement , Award/recognition/nomination(s) , Enlighten Me! , Gender challenges , Inspiration 1 CommentTags: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Laurel Delaney, Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Prize, Tawakkul Karman, women entrepreneurs grow global, women's rights
Photo courtesy of: Ahmed Jadallah/Scanpix
And the winners are: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni rights campaigner Tawakkul Karman (pictured).
All of them have been recognized by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for their “non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.”
Congratulations to Ellen, Leymah and Tawakkul. We are very proud of you and thank you for the important work you do on behalf of women throughout our world.
Read more here.
Photo of: Tawakkul Karman
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Influential Global Women Entrepreneurs Tweeting About Entrepreneurship
Published September 27, 2011 Award/recognition/nomination(s) , Social Media and Network Leave a CommentTags: Anita Campbell, influential women entrepreneurs, Laurel Delaney, Social Media, tweeting
Here’s a list of global women entrepreneurs who are using social media platforms for sharing their entrepreneurial experience with others.
Most Influential Women Tweeting About Entrepreneurs
And one of our all-time favorite influentials is Anita Campbell, founder and CEO of Small Business Trends (as illustrated). Congrats to Anita for making the power list! You continue to both inspire and amaze us!
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Women Changing The World By …
Published June 13, 2011 Award/recognition/nomination(s) , Enlighten Me! , Inspiration Leave a CommentTags: Laurel Delaney, Woman's Day, women who are changing our world
Bringing attention to refugees, feeding Americans healthy food, improving life for the needy or motivating the homeless. You name it, these women are out to change (improve) our world. See the 50 women Woman’s Day chose. Each has their own respective website.
Women Who Are Changing the World
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How to Establish an International Brand Without Any Commercial Advertising
Published June 1, 2011 Award/recognition/nomination(s) , global women entrepreneurs Leave a CommentTags: exported worldwide, global women entrepreneurs, Laurel Delaney, natural cosmetics, Shahnaz Herbals Inc., Shahnaz Husain, world's largest herbal chain
Shahnaz Husain, CEO of India-based Shahnaz Herbals Inc., receives the Shield of Honour and a medallion for her journey from one herbal salon to a worldwide chain of ventures to her entry into the Guinness Book of records as the largest herbal chain of its kind in the world.
About Shahnaz Herbals Inc.:
Shahnaz Husain herbal skin care products are exported worldwide. During the last three decades, we have acquired a tremendous global presence, having sold at prestigious stores, like Galeries Lafayette (Paris), Harrods and Selfridges (London), the Seibu chain in Japan, Bloomingdales (New York), La Rinascente in Milan (Italy), as well as exclusive outlets and clinics all over the world.
In accepting her award, she also spoke about her unique business and marketing strategies, on how she established an international brand without any commercial advertising.
She says:
“My aim is, as far as possible, to prevail upon people to use the natural cosmetics, instead of chemical-based ones. We have been selling India’s brand image in the global market with our range of products for over three decades. This is a tribute to women entrepreneurship as well as acceptance of our product range globally.”
Learn more:
Oxford University presents Shield of Honour to Shahnaz Husain
Illustration credit here.
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Small Business Persons of the Year 2011 Winners
Published March 29, 2011 Award/recognition/nomination(s) , global women entrepreneurs , Social Entrepreneurship Leave a CommentTags: global, Katrina Markoff, National Small Business Week, SBA, small business person of the year 2011, Vosges Haut-Chocolat
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week (May 6-20, 2011) announces its winners. To meet them — click here (PDF file download).
And we are happy to see that a fellow-Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. woman business owner, Katrina Markoff (pictured), is a winner (although we already knew she was a winner long, long time ago!). Congrats Katrina! Her company is Vosges Haut-Chocolat (catch a video of Katrina here).
Is her company global? Good question. It sure looks poised to go international any minute but I don’t see a mention of it on the site. I can envision boutiques in China, Japan and Qatar. Can’t you?
Pay a visit to: Vosges Haut-Chocolat. For the love of chocolate, order some! And check out Katrina’s sensational blog here.
Photo credit: Katrina Markoff’s blog
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Happy 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day
Published March 8, 2011 Announcement , Award/recognition/nomination(s) , Education , Enlighten Me! , Event , Gender challenges , global women entrepreneurs Leave a CommentTags: 100th Anniversary, Department of State, Hillary Clinton, International Women's Day, Laurel Delaney, Melanne Verveer
Here is a briefing on the 2011 International Women of Courage Awards.
Special Briefing
Melanne Verveer
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues
Henriette Ekwe Ebongo, Maria Bashir
Washington, DC
March 8, 2011
MS. FULTON: Good afternoon and welcome to the Department of State. I’m pleased to greet you today on the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.
Read the entire script here.
Pictured: Hillary Clinton
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How To Choose a School Anywhere in the World
Published October 6, 2010 Award/recognition/nomination(s) , Education , global women entrepreneurs , World entrepreneurship Leave a CommentTags: Education, Fortune, global competency, Laurel Delaney, Liz Perelstein, powerful women entrepreneurs, School Choice International
School Choice International (SCI) helps families choose the best school for their children based on the full understanding of the child, including unique personal values and family circumstances, no matter where they are located in the world.
Liz Perelstein, Founder and President of SCI — and just named by Fortune Magazine as one of the 2010 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs — started the school based upon her own experiences as an educator and an expat raising a family in Europe.
Experienced in both entrepreneurship and education, Liz is an 
interesting example of a woman entrepreneur who is doing unique things to improve our world.
Learn more about School of Choice International (established 1998), a worldwide educational consulting service specializing in school placement in private, public and international schools.
And congratulations to Liz. We are very proud of you!
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Visualizing Cultures: A Historical Look at Shiseido
Published April 21, 2010 Award/recognition/nomination(s) , Culture , Photos (magnificent) , Research Leave a CommentTags: Asian culture through a lens, Gennifer Weisenfeld, Laurel J. Delaney, M.I.T., Randy Kennedy, selling Shiseido, The New York Times
Selling Shiseido
Cosmetics Advertising & Design in Early 20th-Century Japan
by Gennifer Weisenfeld
The Shiseido cosmetics company opened its Western-style pharmaceutical business in Tokyo in 1872 and a few decades later, under the banner of its stylish camellia logo and signature arabesque designs, emerged as one of the leading cosmetics manufacturers in Japan, a position it still holds over a century later.
This essay draws on Shiseido’s vast archives, focusing on the marketing of concepts of modern beauty from the 1920s through 1943. Be sure to read and appreciate the detailed sources, resources and credit.
Read more here:
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Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global Makes “Best Blog” List
Published March 10, 2010 Announcement , Award/recognition/nomination(s) Leave a CommentTags: Accounting Degree, best blogs for women in business, international, Laurel Delaney, WEGG, women entrepreneurs grow global
Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global (www.womenentrepreneursGROWglobal.org) is honored to be featured among the “100 Best Blogs for Women in Business” under the International category. We are in such good company! This is our first recognition for WEGG. Congratulations to everyone who made the list and let’s hope this is the beginning of many more “best” listings to come.
Thank you all for your continued readership!
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