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How to Find New Overseas Markets To Supply

Published November 20, 2016 Awards/Honors , Global trade , global women entrepreneurs Leave a Comment
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After realizing that not one company or person in Australia had come up with a good alternative to cosmetics marked by harsh chemicals and a poor reputation on animal cruelty, Kester Black founder Anna Ross started working with a chemist to develop a line of vegan, water based nail polish products. Three years later, customers rank her company’s brand as better than global name Butter London and in line with big player OPI.

The business started small, but Ross quickly found new markets to supply.  Now the brand has developed a loyal following in the Australian, European and New Zealand markets.  In addition, she earned the Young Business Woman of the Year award.

About Kester Black:

Established in 2009 by Anna Ross, Kester Black designs and produces ethical, sustainable cosmetics and skincare. Our products are the first in the world to obtain a vast suite of accreditations such as Choose Cruelty Free, International Cruelty Free, Vegan Society, Australian Made and B Corporation.

Learn more about how Anna started suppling overseas markets here. The biggest lesson to learn from this piece is to always listen to your customers.

Screenshot courtesy:  Kester Black

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next_up_4jan_2017_wegginarNote: Don’t miss our next WEGG webinar 1/4/17 on “Laurel Delaney’s Global Trade Trends Report 2017,” and presented by Laurel Delaney, President of GlobeTrade.com, creator of The Global Small Business Blog, and President of Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global.  Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4683006218535347459 Event is no charge but you must register in advance to attend.

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Tell Us How and Why You Want To Grow Global and Win BIG!

Published August 20, 2016 Announcement , Awards/Honors , Exporting 1 Comment
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UPS, in partnership with Metro Chicago Exports & JPMorgan Chase, announced the 2016 Metro Chicago International X-port Challenge. Listen up all women entrepreneurs and business owners!

This export pitch contest starts with you simply telling UPS-Metro Chicago Exports-JPMorgan Chase how and why you want to grow your global business — and you could be the winner of $10,000 in free export shipping credits and a matching prize of $10,000 in grant dollars.  And the beauty of this offer is that it only take a few minutes of your time to apply.  Imagine all the new customers your business could reach worldwide with these prizes!

The top 10 applicants will be invited to a “Pitch Off” event at Chase Tower in downtown Chicago on Thursday, October 20, 2016. These 10 businesses will have an opportunity interact with an illustrious panel of expert judges.

Three winners will be selected based on their international appeal and execution strategy. Should you qualify as one of their top 10 finalists, you will be contacted for verification and with further Pitch-off event date and location details. You must be available to participate in the Pitch-Off event to be eligible to qualify as a finalist.

This event is open to small and medium-sized companies (men and women may apply) located in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties.

Go here to apply:  https://global.ups.com/x-portchallenge/?WT.mc_id=VAN701625  Note:  Deadline is September 16th.  Good luck! Let us know if you come out a winner!

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Note: Don’t miss our next WEGG webinar 8/24 on “Reach Multilingual Markets: Creating Content, Developing Effective Partnerships, and Utilizing Translation Technology,” and presented by expert Jennifer Murphy, Director of Marketing, Eriksen Translations, Inc. Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8702241284561995012. Event is no charge but you must register in advance to attend.

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In India, Women Entrepreneurs Do Better Than Their Male Counterparts in Startups

Published March 19, 2016 Awards/Honors , Country specific , Inspiration , Startup Leave a Comment
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Amitabh Kant, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Government of India, says, “Women [in India] are doing better than their male counterparts in start-ups.”  His point is well taken.

Women business innovators recently congregated at one platform in New Delhi (India) to make a pitch to Mr. Aroon Purie, Chairman, The India Today Group, an Indian media conglomerate, to win US $25,000.

Here is what each of the four women presented in a span of 1-1/2 minutes.

4 women entrepreneurs make the perfect pitch to win 25,000 USD

Note:  Don’t miss our next WEGG webinar 4/13.  Register here.  Event is no charge but you must register in advance to attend.

Social Entrepreneurs Push for Progress on a Global Scale

Published November 29, 2015 Announcement , Awards/Honors , Social Entrepreneurship Leave a Comment
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The Schwab Foundation recently announced that 31 individuals have been named its Social Entrepreneurs of the Year 2015 — an award that honors individuals who are pushing for progress on a variety of issues affecting underserved communities.  The awardees will become part of the broader Schwab Foundation community of Social Entrepreneurs, which includes more than 300 outstanding social entrepreneurs from 60 countries.

Hilde Schwab, Co-Founder and Chairperson of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship says:

“Social entrepreneurs are visionaries but are also realists, and are ultimately concerned with the practical implementation of scalable solutions.”

She goes on to say:

“The 31 outstanding social entrepreneurs we have selected into the Schwab Foundation community this year are designing transformative models in collaboration with government and business partners to generate truly inclusive growth. As such, social entrepreneurs represent an integral and dynamic community of the World Economic Forum.”

RosanneHaggerty2015One awardee is Community Solutions which “helps communities become better problem solvers, so they can fix the expensive, badly designed systems that low income people must rely on every day.”  (Source:  Community Solutions).  Ms. Rosanne Haggerty (pictured) is co-founder and CEO of Community Solutions and is on a mission to end homelessness and strengthen communities.

Congrats to the awardees and a big thank you to Schwab Foundation for recognizing innovative approaches to progress and the potential for global impact.

Read more:  Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship Announces Social Entrepreneurs of 2015

Complete listing of awardees.

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The Buck Stops in Barbados With Women Who Export

Published November 21, 2015 Awards/Honors , Exporting , Webinar , WEGG event Leave a Comment
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Two winning entrepreneurs from a Women’s Entrepreneurship Day breakfast hosted in Barbados, Nadaline Cummings of Caribbean E-Waste Management and Marcia Weekes of Step By Step Productions, are pioneers in exporting in non-traditional sectors.  Take Marcia, for example:

Marcia Weekes is a pioneer in the film industry in Barbados, producing films through her company, Step by Step Productions, since 2008. Her first film,Hush, played to thousands of secondary school students in Barbados and to sold-out crowds at the Olympus Theatres. She had similar success with her Hush 2 and Hush 3 movies, and her movie Chrissy was nominated for Best International Film at the Bronze Lens Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. She has exported her films to the Caribbean and the diaspora.

Congratulations to both award winners.  We are very proud of you!

What this tells us is that whether it is Marcia in Barbados or Mary from Chicago, women are ready to export and only need knowledge and access to markets to go beyond the borders.  WEGG will provide both.

Don’t forget to sign up for more information on our first WEGG webinar “Getting Started in Exporting: Ready Your Business for Growth” on Jan. 6, 2016.

Read more:  Wowed by the women

myBestHelper Wins 2015 Cartier World Women Entrepreneur Award

Published October 17, 2015 Awards/Honors , global women entrepreneurs Leave a Comment
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The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards are an international business plan competition created in 2006 by Cartier, the Women’s Forum, McKinsey & Company and INSEAD business school to identify, support and encourage projects by women entrepreneurs.  Canadian company myBestHelper and co-founder Dr. Alexandra Greenhill have been selected as the winner of the 2015 Laureate for the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards for the North American region.

About myBestHelper

myBestHelper is the essential digital tool that gives families the easiest way to access and use all options of care that they need – paid and free, just-in-time and most suited to their needs; 59% of families feel daily life is overwhelming mostly related to managing child and/or elder care. We are doing for family life what Linkedin did for our professional lives – helping families make the most out of life.

Read more:  Canadian Startup Wins 2015 Cartier World Women Entrepreneur Award

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Investing in Promising African Female Entrepreneurs

Published October 3, 2015 Awards/Honors , Country specific , global women entrepreneurs Leave a Comment
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Guaranty Trust Bank partnered with She Leads Africa (SLA) to support and invest in promising African female entrepreneurs. SLA selected six finalists from more than 400 applications spanning across 30 African countries who all gathered at the 2015 entrepreneur showcase in Oriental Hotel Lagos to pitch their businesses to a panel of judges and an audience of potential investors and customers.

The six finalists are as follows:

  1. Louisa Kinoshi of BeautyRevNG
  2. Ngozi Opara of Heat Free Hair
  3. Imoteda Aladekomo of Heels in the Kitchen
  4. Brenda Katwesigye of Insta Health
  5. Kambili Ofili-Okonkwo of Kamokini
  6. Kasope Ladipo- Ajayi of Omoalata Foods

Kasope Ladipo- Ajayi, Founder of Omoalata Foods (product featured above) was announced as the winner of $10,000 as well as provision of marketing consulting and SME advisory support through MarketHub courtesy of GTBank.

Congratulations to all the female entrepreneurs who applied, to the finalists and special kudos to Kasope Ladipo -Ajayi for taking home the big prize!

Read more:  GTBank and SLA partner to support female African entrepreneurs

Screenshot courtesy:  Omoalata Foods

Best Resources (Sites) for Women Entrepreneurs in 2015

Published July 12, 2015 Announcement , Awards/Honors , Global news , global women entrepreneurs , WEGG news Leave a Comment
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We are thrilled, honored and humbled to make the prestigious Top 20 list of resources for women entrepreneurs in 2015.

Here’s what StarterPad said about Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global (WEGG):

As the name suggests, the mission behind Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global is to introduce women-owned businesses all over the world to the global opportunity. They want to empower every woman worldwide to go global. Originally started in 2008, the website …

Learn about the other great resources and sites mentioned for women entrepreneurs in the StarterPad list:  20 Best Sites for Female Entrepreneurs in 2015

We’ll say it for you:  We rock!

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