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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In the global debate about climate change, women have a voice too.
Despite their valuable knowledge and fundamental role in society, women are not sufficiently represented in decision-making procedures on climate change. Hence, their experience and needs are almost completely absent from the political debate.
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Now is your chance to make your global mark. Today is the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 16-22) and is an initiative to inspire young people (that includes YOU!) around the world to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity.
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Happy Birthday No. 1 for Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global (WEGG)! It was one year ago today that we launched WEGG with the intent that we would grow it into the ultimate global hot spot destination for women entrepreneurs interested in global growth for their business.
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While perusing the Web, I discovered XING, a global business women’s networking platform. They claim to have 14,000+ members. Are you one? If so, let us know how you leverage the organization to grow your digital connections and business worldwide.
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A very thoughtful post by Manuel Bueno, NextBillion.net, Development through Enterprise:
It still baffles me that there are not more BoP businesses making use of women’s skills to enhance their economic and social bottom lines.
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BusinessWeek’s recent article The Rise of the Homepreneur highlights the increasingly important role that home-based businesses play in the US economy. The article references an Emergent Research study on homepreneurs, which is based on data from the Network Solutions Small Business Success Index (SBSI) . …
I have concluded that right now there are five (5) best practices that make going global happen:
1. Innovation.
2. Technology.
3. Global entrepreneurship.
4. Sustainability practices.
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An excerpt from a recent Huffington Post headlined, “Water and Women: A Gender Crisis, a Global Opportunity:”
The world finally seems to be awakening to the inherent power that women possess – energy and talent that is needed to address the many challenges that face our planet.
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In working with one of our clients, Verio, the global leader in hosting, we are developing wonderful resources that help SMBs go global (web hosting is a key consideration by the way). When you have time, check out the latest newsletter edition which covers:
5 Tips to Lead Your Company Out of a Downturn (video)
7 Ways to Strategically Use Social Media and Social Networking to Grow Your Business
Work Your Website: 7 Tips for Turning Global Browsers into Buyers
These resources will continue to be available at WEGG on the right sidebar under the ACCESS badge (just click on it).
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