You’ve got to take your hard hat off (pardon the pun) to these women who are making a success of their profession despite operating against all odds.
Visit:
Making it in a Man’s World: Construction Women in the U.K.
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You’ve got to take your hard hat off (pardon the pun) to these women who are making a success of their profession despite operating against all odds.
Visit:
Making it in a Man’s World: Construction Women in the U.K.
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Where’s all the action with exports? With women entrepreneurs. Women are becoming increasingly important among the world’s exporters because many women run small businesses.
In Australia, for example, women run one-third of all small businesses. If this trend continues,
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Securing credit can be a headache for a small business owner, especially when she is trying to make her business global. With payments lagging in a recessionary economy and exchange rates in constant flux, small business owners need to smooth out cash flow with credit lines and loans.
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Coming soon … leaders from four institutions will present the second of three modules to 30 undergraduate women from Saudi Arabia.
The Center for Women’s Leadership at Babson and The Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College have partnered with two renowned global organizations —
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A native of the Philippines where entrepreneurship is valued, Josie Natori (pictured), 62, followed her gut instincts and launched a lingerie company, Natori, in 1977. Today her brand includes four intimate-apparel lines, as well as a ready-to-wear clothing collection,
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The highest flying young women in business forge ahead — despite the tough economic climate. These are extreme achievers under the age of 35 that have been picked by Management Today (U.K.) as the first generation to go through a recession.
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Here’s a thoughtful piece written by Jennifer Yip (search by her name) who is a consultant for the World Bank Group’s Doing Business team. Opening passage:
At an age when mothers admonish their children to finish their brussels sprouts,
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You have a business but do you have and are you communicating a vision about taking it global? According to Herminia Ibarra, professor of organizational behavior at INSEAD who conducted a recent groundbreaking study of executive leadership and gender:
Vision is generally believed to be the most critical leadership component and perhaps the main factor separating manager from leader.
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Today I participated in a live small business online forum (my second one) hosted by Bank of America and labeled as “Cost Effective Strategies to Go Global.” Here is a sampling of the questions I addressed:
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Hillary Clinton named Melanne Verveer (pictured) as our Ambassador for Global Women’s Issues.
This is a new position, and hopefully Melanne will have the resources and support she needs to carry out her duties and represent our nation to the world on behalf of women and girls.
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