Nanay S.R.L. is a private organization that works with more than 100 knitters and handcrafters in La Paz, Bolivia.
It’s knitters and handcrafters have acquired high techniques in quality and design in the last eight years of exporting to the U.S.,
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The ACCESS! web portal WomenExporters.com is situated to become the most comprehensive source of export information, tools and assistance for African businesswomen pursuing international markets. The site will also provide an opportunity for companies to register their profiles and to promote their company’s capabilities online.
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TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), founded in Silicon Valley in 1992 by entrepreneurs and professionals with roots in the Indus region, announced the launch of India’s first women’s entrepreneurship platform called TiE Stree Shakti (TSS).
TSS is a forum for women entrepreneurs to create trust-based partnerships through active networks.
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A study conducted for the Foundation of Canadian Women Entrepreneurs* by Vancouver-based Service-Growth Consultants, Inc. shed light on six tips to help women entrepreneurs export:
1. Be realistic.
2. Stay focused and plan ahead.
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Jacqueline Novogratz is founder and CEO of Acumen Fund and author of The Blue Sweater, an inspiring memoir about a quest to understand global poverty and a determination to find ways to conquer it.
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President Obama recently announced the creation of a new position, ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues, at the State Department. Melanne Verveer, a widely respected women’s advocate and former top aide to then first lady Hillary Clinton, will fill that role.
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Exim Bank, known for supporting the financing of U.S. goods and services; turning export opportunities into real transactions; and, maintaining and creating more U.S. jobs (refer to their U.S. Small Business Exporters page),
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Building a solid business or finding and keeping a great job is going to require a lot more effort during our current economic downturn.
If you want to give yourself every possible advantage, it’s time to expect more from yourself.
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Celebrating International Women’s Day, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu’s Council for the Global Retention of Women (GROW) will host a Webcast on Friday, March 6, 2009, featuring leading executives from around the world.
This 60-minute market-driven panel discussion will:
• Explore how the current state of the economy is both a challenge and an opportunity for women and organizations.
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The next generation of engineers and innovators will face new challenges and will be called upon to play a vital role in helping solve the world’s future health, safety, environmental and economic problems.
To help prepare these future leaders,
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