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Putting Wind Behind Global Startups

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Are you based in India and thinking of starting a business? StartupWind, Inc., a digital platform for ideation, design thinking, business model canvassing and business planning — has on-boarded over 6,000 women entrepreneurs across India as a platform partner of IIM Bangalore’s Women Startup Programme that will provide training, mentoring, networking and financial support to budding Indian women entrepreneurs.

The programme is for women of all ages and educational backgrounds who have been thinking about starting a venture and not knowing how to do it.

The IIM Bangalore programme is coupled with the software framework and tools provided by StartupWind to help women entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life.

At WEGG, we hope to partner with StartupWind to serve as a support arm by providing international expansion training to the Indian women entrepreneurs.

Learn more about the exciting program here.

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Note: Don’t miss our next WEGGinar™ 4/4/18 on “How a Wicked Road Trip to Minturn, Colorado Inspired a Thriving Global Design Business” and presented by Julia Knight, founder of Julia Knight Collections. Register here. Event is free of charge but you must register in advance to attend.
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Women Leading Globally

Published March 10, 2018 Book Review , Education , Leadership Leave a Comment
Tags: Leadership, leadership in the 21st century, Nancy Adler, women leading globally

In honor of International Women’s Day, S. Bronfman Chair in Management at McGill University Nancy Adler, is offering free of charge a download of her article, “Women Leading Globally: What We Know, Thought We Knew, and Need to Know about Leadership in the 21^st Century”, but only for the month of March.

The article recognizes that:

“Whereas most societal commentators continue to review the historical patterns of men’s leadership in search of models for 21st-century success, few have begun to recognize, let alone appreciate, the equivalent patterns of women’s leadership and the future contributions that women could potentially make as leaders. What could and are women bringing to society as global leaders? Why at this moment in history is there such a marked increase in the number of women leaders? Are we entering an era in which both male and female leaders will shape history, both symbolically and in reality? And if so, will we discover that women, on average, lead in different ways than men, or will we learn that role (global leader) explains more than gender? This chapter reveals the accelerating trends of women joining men in senior leadership positions, establishes the relationship of women leaders to our overall understanding of global leadership, and sets forth an agenda to accomplish much needed research and understanding.”

Enjoy and happy March. Access the article here.

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Insider Tips from CamMI Pham on Sharing Great Quality Content Online

Published February 17, 2018 Education , Enlighten Me! , Marketing , Social Media and Network Leave a Comment
Tags: CamMI Pham, dare to be bold, insider tips from CamMI Pham, major influencers, share great content, share quality content, ThinkRenegade

CamMi Pham, Partner, ThinkRenegade, gave an insightful presentation on “Dare to be BOLD! Here’s How” for WEGG early in the month. In case you missed it, dare to sign up because it is free of charge thanks to our generous sponsors, UPS and IBM.

Here are a couple of takeaways from her talk specifically honing in on how to share great content online while still weaving in your expertise. Who knew these resources existed? If you did, you are well on your way to being BOLD and getting discovered online!

• BuzzSumo (http://buzzsumo.com) — BuzzSumo gives you the ability to quickly identify what content is working well in an industry and who the major influencers are. Insights abound here.

• Klear (https://klear.com) — Klear is an influencer marketing platform that helps brands build, scale and measure influencer campaigns. An under the radar gem to get you going: Klear Free Tools (https://klear.com/free-tools).

• Medium (https://medium.com) — With Medium, discover smart, unique perspectives on Influencer Marketing and the topics that matter most to you like social media, marketing, influencers, social media marketing, and digital marketing.

• Quora (https://www.quora.com) — Quora is a place to gain and share knowledge and better understand the world. You can ask questions and connect with people who share unique insights. Give it a try.

• Buffer.com (https://buffer.com) — Buffer is a way to schedule posts, track the performance of your content, and manage all your accounts in one place.CamMi also shared a tip sheet (as shown above) on how to repurpose your online content to extend its use. Here are a few ideas:

Syndicate your posts
Repost on content platform (Medium, LinkedIn, Quora, etc.)
Ebook
Break down into short articles
Q&A (Quora, Yahoo Answer)
Social media posts
Infographic

This is just the tip of the iceberg on resources CamMi shared during her presentation. Be sure to view her entire presentation, “Dare to be BOLD! Here’s How,” at your leisure to capture how to be bold with your messaging, share quality content, and keep your conversations simple.

A BIG thank you to CamMi for sharing her expertise with us. She is the queen of being BOLD!

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Note: Don’t miss our next WEGGinar™ 3/7/18 on “Becoming Your Own Global Distribution Solution” and presented by Rebecca Herwick, President/CEO, Global Products Inc. Register here. Event is free of charge but you must register in advance to attend.
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GES: Keen to Support Women Entrepreneurs In Every Possible Way

Published November 25, 2017 Conference , Country specific , Economic growth , Education , Equality , Gender challenges , global women entrepreneurs , World entrepreneurship Leave a Comment
Tags: GES, Global Entrepreneurship Summit, India, Odisha, women empowerment, women entrepreneurs

The “Road to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) Series in Odisha, India,” brings together industry leaders, start-ups, serial entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors as well as enablers of the innovation ecosystem such as government, international agencies and industry associations not only from India but across the globe. One of the top areas of focus is on women entrepreneurship and gender equality.

The leading woman entrepreneur of the state, Odisha Television Network Director Jagi Mangat Panda, says:

“The most important part of women empowerment is to create an entrepreneurial culture which can only happen if issues concerning women are addressed at the grassroots level. There are gender biases and stereotypes that are so deeply entrenched in our society that a simple passage of a law will not be able to take care of it, rather some extraordinary efforts have to be taken.”

Read more about the road to Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017, which celebrates women entrepreneurship.

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Note: Don’t miss our next WEGGinar™ 12/6/17 on “Harnessing the Power of Diversity and Inclusion: Creating a Workplace that Works” and presented by Joselyn DiPetta, Google and Managing Partner at Present Possibility. Register here:
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1837790091765976835
Event is free of charge but you must register in advance to attend.
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Women Entrepreneurs: A Global Phenomenon

Published November 5, 2017 Economic growth , Education , Enlighten Me! , global women entrepreneurs , Inspiration , Trends Leave a Comment
Tags: CNBC, economic force, Elaine Pofeldt, GEM, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, global phenomenon, golden age, women entrepreneurs

In recent years, the rate of women entrepreneurs has been growing at a percentage at least double that of their male counterparts. And as Elaine Pofeldt for CNBC says, “the Golden Age for women entrepreneurs has finally begun. The stars have aligned to help trigger the trend as robust ecosystems churn out enterprising females equipped with inspiration, know-how and funding.” We could not agree more.

Ms. Pofeldt goes on to say that a microcosm of the trend is CNBC’S inaugural Upstart 25 list, where 10 of the company fledglings were founded by women in a host of industries — from neuroscience to finance to retail.

Meanwhile, in the 40 economies participating in the sweeping Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey in both 2011 and 2016, women’s entrepreneurship rates rose by 13 percent on average, while male rates increased by 5 percent, according to lead author Donna Kelley, a professor of entrepreneurship at Babson College, which prepares the report with Baruch College. The growth has been very swift in recent years.

Learn more about why wom en entrepreneurs will be the economic force to reckon with in 2017 and in years to come.

Female Entrepreneurs Face Common Challenges Worldwide

Published October 7, 2017 Barriers to trade , Education , Gender challenges Leave a Comment
Tags: female entrepreneur, female entrepreneur challenges, Kane Communications Group, Kimberly Kane, Milwaukee, Ozara, Tahmina Karimova, Tajikistan

What do women entrepreneurs from Tajikistan and Milwaukee have in common? They both face common female-owned business challenges worldwide.

Tahmina Karimova owns Ozara, a handicrafts (as shown above) company in Tajikistan. She is one of four women from Tajikistan visiting Milwaukee, Wisconsin through the International Visitor Leadership Program, part of the U.S. State Department. Kimberly Kane runs Kane Communications Group in Milwaukee.

The idea behind the program is to strengthen foreign relations by facilitating conversations among local people and their visiting counterparts. Each year nearly 5,000 people come to the United States through the program, launched in 1940.

“One of the benefits for me is that every country, even one of the most advanced countries in the world, has its own problems,” said Karimova who spoke through an interpreter. “We were coming here with the idea that America is a paradise. However, we are finding out very quickly that there are many problems including female problems. It’s not all as perfect as we thought before.”

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Note: Don’t miss our next WEGGinar™ 10/11/17 on “Navigating Global Business Travel in 2017,” and presented by Stephanie Lewin, Global Immigration Attorney at Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP (www.balglobal.com). Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6874264726093775875.
Event is free of charge but you must register in advance to attend.
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The WEGG Library For All Things Related to Exporting

Published September 30, 2017 Book Review , Education , Enlighten Me! Leave a Comment
Tags: all things related to exporting, WEGG and exporting, WEGG library, WEGGinars™

Are you aware of our library of vast resources at Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global (WEGG)? Below is a snapshot of presentation decks where the presenters freely share their work, which means you have a choice to listen to the WEGGinar™ recording and/or review the presenter’s slides, and we also feature a couple of useful articles to accelerate your growth.

From Laurel Delaney’s presentation, “Laurel Delaney’s Global Trade Trends Report 2017” – presentation deck.
From Doris Nagel’s presentation, “How to Negotiate a Winning Foreign Distributor Agreement” – presentation deck.
Interview with Doris Nagel on “Best Practices For Setting Up a Winning Overseas Distributor Agreement.”
WEGG Board member Chantal Wittman writes, “Financing Your Global Growth.”
WEGG Board member Kati Suominen writes, “How The Global Fund For Ecommerce Is Helping Entrepreneurs In Developing Countries Enter The Digital Era.”
From Nicole àBeckett’s presentation, “China Exports: Growing Brand Recognition Locally First” – presentation deck.
From Jeff Deiss’s presentation, “Winning the Trade Game with Export Finance” – presentation deck.

Find all 19 of our WEGGinars™ to date (September 30, 2017) here. And, of course, don’t miss our next one below.

Meanwhile, let us know what topics you want covered in 2018. We are already busy at work on many of them (e.g., international labelling, how to be bold in the global marketplace!, global trends in 2018, etc.) Please email me your ideas at (ldelaney@womenentrepreneursGROWglobal.org) because we want to make sure we are helping you grow your business globally as quickly and efficiently as possible. Thanks so much!

What Do Women and Whiskey Have in Common With Going Global?

Published September 17, 2017 Education , Exporting Leave a Comment
Tags: craft distillery, Illinois Exporter of the Year, KOVAL Distillery, Sonat Birnecker Hart, WEGG, women and whiskey, women entrepreneurs grow global

What do women and whiskey have in common with going global? Plenty. Because our next on-the-ground WEGG event takes place at the famous KOVAL Distillery in Chicago on Tuesday, September 19 from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Central time where Dr. Sonat Birnecker Hart will talk about “The Top 3 Export Lessons Learned from a Chicago Distillery.” The program also includes a tour of KOVAL Distillery.

Dr. Birnecker Hart is owner and president of Chicago-based KOVAL Distillery, and has spearheaded product development, distribution, and marketing. With over 50 awards, including gold medals on both sides of the Atlantic, KOVAL is considered one of America’s leading craft distilleries. Recently earning the title, Illinois Exporter of the Year, KOVAL has demonstrated a focus on international distribution and growth abroad with availability throughout the EU, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and in the coming months, Taiwan and China.

The event is hosted by Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global (WEGG) and in collaboration with ICNC/SBDC. WEGG thanks its sponsors for making this educational program possible: UPS, IBM and BAL.

To learn more and to register (it’s not too late … a few seats left), visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wegg-icnc-export-workshop-tickets-36226102247

We look forward to seeing you there!

Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global

Archive for the 'Education' Category

Putting Wind Behind Global Startups

Women Leading Globally

GES: Keen to Support Women Entrepreneurs In Every Possible Way

Women Entrepreneurs: A Global Phenomenon

Female Entrepreneurs Face Common Challenges Worldwide

What Do Women and Whiskey Have in Common With Going Global?

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