Nancy Schuring of New Jersey’s (U.S.A.) Devon Fine Jewelry fell in love with Madagascar while gem hunting. As a result, she started a scholarship foundation — The Devon Foundation — to help its people.
During the summer of 2008,
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) along with several multinational companies are launching the Women in Trade Initiative to increase the participation of Pakistani women in the international trade sector.
“This initiative is part of the United States’ commitment to the people of Pakistan to support women’s empowerment,” said Dr Marilyn Wyatt,
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ACCORDING to a report published by Enterprise Ireland, Ireland has one of the highest levels of entrepreneurial activity — men and women alike — in Europe.
Delving into more detail, the report suggests that because the Irish economic recovery continues to run at two speeds – a strong exporting market versus a weak domestic one – potential and new business owners expect to have customers outside of Ireland.
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It’s that pure and simple. Let’s get it done.
“India’s growth rate can make a quantum jump of 4.2 per cent if women in the country get equal opportunity in the core sectors of the economy,” Lakshmi Puri,
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Minister for Small Business John Perry TD encourages more women to start their own business. Irish Ambassadors for Female Entrepreneurship (Facebook page) have been appointed by the European Commission to promote and encourage more women to become entrepreneurs and set up businesses.
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The Qatar International Business Women Forum was launched last year at the Sheraton Doha Hotel and Resorts with the attendance of over 500 top officials, business women leaders and experts from Qatar and other Gulf and Arab countries.
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The U.S. Mission in Pakistan is working to improve the lives of Pakistani women and combat gender-based violence. For the recent international “16 Days of Activism” campaign, they organized a series of initiatives to highlight and energize their partnerships with Pakistan’s government and civil society to support women’s rights.
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If you are looking to grow your business beyond U.S. borders, China is a great place to consider — at some point. Here’s a look at the truth behind the perceptions about this potentially lucrative trade partner.
And many thanks to PNC for including me in this article —
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Guess who’s being called the most powerful woman in the world? If you live in Brazil, you’d know. It’s Dilma Rousseff (pictured), president-elect of Brazil and home to a third of Latin Americans whose $1.5 trillion economy is bigger than that of India or Russia.
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Britain’s small business exporters are a powerful force: women entrepreneurs.
One woman’s experience:
“At the moment we are looking at 25 percent of our business exporting. We are hoping to increase that to 60 percent and we are pretty much looking to double turnover [to £500,000].”
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