Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), names its apparel brand Hansiba, after a 92 year old woman, and takes it global.
Hansiba is 92 years old but her capacity for work can put a young athlete to shame.
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Four businesswomen from Bee Inspired, LLC — a company that spreads inspirational messages, motivational thoughts, and positive actions throughout the world — share experience about taking their company global. They successfully launched their first product and globally sourced the main components in less than one year.
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Norma Ratcliffe (pictured) is the first female winemaker to become commercially successful in South Africa. She is from Edmonton and seen as one of the pioneers of contemporary South African winemaking, an industry that has boomed globally in the post-apartheid years.
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We wish you the Happiest of Holidays and a bright and shining new year!
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
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Diane Sawyer (pictured) joins “World News” as the anchor. Read all about it here and here.
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
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Makeup your Christmas wish list here and then send it to your friends the world over.
Fashion houses are often named after their founding designer, but Josiane Pividal went about it differently. In 1983 Josiane and her husband Joseph,
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Empower women as you decorate your home for the holidays or anytime soon! One Thread Fair Trade works to train women in South India in textile arts to create beautiful cushions (shown above). Through their initiative, the women (who are mostly victims of poverty and domestic violence) are now able to provide for their families and educate their children.
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If you looking for special gifts this year that “give back,” take a look at some of the suggestions Carol Pucci, Seattle Times Newspaper staff columnist makes in her latest column.
“Giving back: Holiday gift ideas for travelers”
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What a powerful, practical learning lesson: “Three Dumb Things Foreign Companies Do In China.”
1. Failing to localize your advertising.
2. Trying to be trendy.
3. Not making things big.
Chinese like things big.
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I just returned from attending the 2nd edition of the World Entrepreneurship Forum in Lyon, France November 18-21 (full disclosure: I am a member) and had the great opportunity to meet and brainstorm with high-level thought leaders from more than 40 continents to discuss this year’s focus concerning the role government plays in fostering entrepreneurship on a worldwide level.
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