Get ready to take us seriously because thus far we have not attracted the level of attention and respect we so richly deserve. This article, “The Third Billion,” by authors DeAnne Aguirre and Karim Sabbagh for strategy + business,
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Let’s begin by highlighting very strong remarks at a breakfast with women entrepreneurs attending the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship by our very own U.S. Secretary of State Clinton (pictured):
“… women are doers and achievers and thinkers and innovators,
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You’d have to be living in a cave not to notice all the attention on President Obama’s recent export push. It’s referred to as our national export initiative which sets a goal of doubling U.S. exports in the next five years to keep the United States competitive internationally while supporting the creation of 2 million jobs at home.
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Prosperity Candle partners with women entrepreneurs because they believe that investing in women as business leaders creates the foundation for a peaceful and prosperous society. This is especially true in places where women are left to single-handedly rebuild their lives and support families in the shadows of conflict and the aftermath of disaster.
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Thailand is working diligently to develop high potential products in order to push for an export growth of 10-15% next year.
Export Promotion Department Director-General Srirat Rastapana (pictured) stated that her department and the Thai Chamber of Commerce had drafted strategies to develop many kinds of goods with high potential to help Thailand become production and export hubs.
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What drives women to become entrepreneurs and how do these motivations differ from those of men? Some feel the greatest discrepancy lies in the work-family balance factor.
Snippet from article:
I’m beginning to wonder: maybe the glass ceiling that currently exists isn’t such a bad thing after all.
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The potential of women entrepreneurs constitutes an underdeveloped source of economic growth and of new jobs. They represent, on average, 30 per cent of entrepreneurs in the European Union but often face greater difficulties than men in starting up businesses and in accessing finance and training.
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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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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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