Women Make Global Trade a Force for Good

The world is no longer flat but truly a valuable place for everyone to conduct business.  And WEConnect International, a non-profit organization that helps women business owners succeed in the global marketplace, is helping to facilitate the opportunity.

Globally, women now earn at least $12 trillion annually, a number expected to rise to $18 trillion by 2014, according to the Boston Consulting Group. American women spent around $108 billion last year on apparel, according to NPD Group, and the United States imported over $100 billion’s worth of apparel from overseas, around 40% of it from China alone.

Read the entire article:  Doing Business Across Borders | Women in the World Foundation

Posted by:  Laurel Delaney