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Women Have What It Takes to Start and Expand a Business Globally

Published December 7, 2011 Conference , Country specific , Gender challenges , global women entrepreneurs , International business , World entrepreneurship Leave a Comment
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Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak, the prime minster of Malaysia, spoke at the Women in Leadership Forum in Abu Dhabi last month and presented data on female entrepreneurial activity. One of the questions she addressed:

“How do we transform businesses owned, or run by women, into top international companies and emerge as leaders in their respective industries?.”

Experts indicate the importance of networking while others say that obtaining managerial and technical skills along with accessing capital can also help fuel the growth of women-led companies.

Learn more here: Women Out to Bridge Gap – The National

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Posted by:  Laurel Delaney

How She Did It: Retail Success in Singapore

Published November 17, 2011 e-commerce , global women entrepreneurs , How-to , International business , World entrepreneurship Leave a Comment
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Visit: 77th Street

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Where in the World Are Women Rising Fastest?

Published November 8, 2011 Economic growth , Enlighten Me! , Gender challenges , global women entrepreneurs Leave a Comment
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Where are women entrepreneurs rising fastest?  Forget the advanced country of the United States!  It’s Sao Paulo (related article here), Manila and Mumbai where women are leapfrogging to business ownership.  What are they selling?  Think simplistically:  mangoes and home-made blouses.

Women in these countries are newly empowered by remarkable gains in political representation, legal rights and, especially, education. But more important, they are rising in the 21st century’s key economic strata: as business owners.

Read the entire article here.

Illustration credit:  DCED

Posted by:  Laurel Delaney

Best Internet Entrepreneurs in the World: Women

Published October 25, 2011 Gender challenges , global women entrepreneurs , Social Media and Network Leave a Comment
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Find out why women make excellent entrepreneurs in the digital age.  Part of the growth for woman-owned businesses can be attributed to:

  • Sheer necessity
  • Balance of career and family
  • Four essential skills (listening, collaboration, communication and low risk-taking)

Read the entire article here.

Posted by:  Laurel Delaney

The Case of a Shortage of Foreign Female Entrepreneurs in the U.S.A.

Published October 11, 2011 Foreign office setup , global women entrepreneurs , World entrepreneurship Leave a Comment
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Where are the foreign female entrepreneurs?

The article, “Why aren’t there more foreign female entrepreneurs?” by Priya Alagiri examines the reason why there is a shortage of foreign women entrepreneurs in the United States.

One reason stated is:

The foreign women I interviewed also said that they’ve found it difficult to succeed because the “silicon ceiling” inhibits them from obtaining funding from private investors. According to them, investors are mostly white American men who gravitate toward their own. Investors themselves have said, quite bluntly, that there does exist a bias against funding women, let alone immigrant women. One investor, for example, has said that “a ton of us decide not to invest, support, promote or work with women because of this whole ‘marriage / pregnancy’ hurdle that most women will face in their career.”

Read the entire article here.

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Posted by:  Laurel Delaney

The 3rd Annual Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network in India

Published October 3, 2011 Announcement , Conference , Country specific , global women entrepreneurs , World entrepreneurship Leave a Comment
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Dell™, along with the Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Women and Endeavor, announced it will host the third annual Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network (DWEN) June 17-19, 2012, in New Delhi, India.

The three-day event will connect female founders, CEOs and leaders of high-growth businesses in the world’s top markets to share best practices and challenges, and to celebrate the impact women-owned businesses have on the global economy.

“For these entrepreneurs to compete in today’s global landscape, they need to expand their networks, access new sources of capital and explore how technology can help them innovate,” said Dell chief marketing officer Karen Quintos. “This is exactly the goal of The Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network, and we’re absolutely committed to empowering these women and their businesses to succeed and grow.”

Learn more here.

Women Powering Business | Dell

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Posted by:  Laurel Delaney

Irish Ambassadors for Female Entrepreneurship Encourage More Women to Start a Business

Published July 5, 2011 Country specific , Economic growth , Gender challenges , global women entrepreneurs , Training (entrepreneurial) 1 Comment
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Minister for Small Business John Perry TD encourages more women to start their own business.  Irish Ambassadors for Female Entrepreneurship (Facebook page) have been appointed by the European Commission to promote and encourage more women to become entrepreneurs and set up businesses.

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Report for Ireland 2010 noted that fewer women than men are active as entrepreneurs.  Perry said:

“It is therefore vitally important that we provide the right environment to foster the development of this untapped female entrepreneurial talent across all sectors of Irish business.”

Learn more here.

Photo credit:  Irish Ambassadors for Female Entrepreneurship – inauguration event in Stockholm featuring the Ambassadors.

Posted by:  Laurel Delaney

How to Establish an International Brand Without Any Commercial Advertising

Published June 1, 2011 Award/recognition/nomination(s) , global women entrepreneurs Leave a Comment
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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

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Posted by:  Laurel Delaney

Dell Delivers for Top Women Entrepreneurs the World Over

Published May 25, 2011 Conference , Event , global women entrepreneurs , World entrepreneurship Leave a Comment
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Dell is hosting the second annual Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network (DWEN) on June 5-7, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  Agenda here.  Speakers here.  The event expects to attract more than 100 fellow female business executives, business icons, experts and thought leaders.

Connect.  Share best practices.  Build business opportunities.  Learn from one another.  Recognize the global women entrepreneurial influence in business and technology.  Join other female business leaders from around the globe as they celebrate the impact women-owned businesses have on today’s economy.

Topics covered:

·         Doing business in Brazil;
·         How the right technology strategy can promote business growth;
·         Increasing customer and employee loyalty;
·         Taking social media to social commerce;
·         Scaling for growth;
·         Talent management;
·         Learning from Gen Y; and,
·         The female consumer as a hot market segment for any industry.

Venue and travel information, go here.

This event is supported by Endeavor and Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Women.

Posted by:  Laurel Delaney

“She” Will Talk About Global Trade

Published May 15, 2011 Conference , Global trade , global women entrepreneurs Leave a Comment
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To boost sales in countries like China, Russia and Brazil that have expected economic growth rate of 9 percent, take part in the 21st Kentucky International Trade and Investment Conference May 19th.

Hosted by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, this year’s conference will enable small to medium-sized businesses from the Midwest to increase revenue and grow by building relationships with international firms.

The afternoon speaker will be Meera Shankar (pictured with President Obama), India’s ambassador to the United States.  She will talk about doing business in her country and global trade.

Learn more about the conference here.  To register, visit www.nkychamber.com or go here.

Photo credit:  U.S. Department of State

Posted by:  Laurel Delaney

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