Yesterday marked the first day of National Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month 2024! The overarching theme for this year’s festivities, acknowledgments, and commemorations is “Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together.” As a women entrepreneurship organization, this month we are giving focus to the Latina business owners who are pioneers for their communities’ …
Despite the documented positive impacts of women-owned businesses on economic growth and poverty reduction, a significant gap remains in understanding how international trade intersects with female participation, particularly in accessing trade finance. Hence, “Banking on Women Who Trade Across Borders” underscores the critical need for gender equality in international trade and trade finance.
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“I learned the value of hard work by working hard.”
-Margaret Mead
The work of a woman entrepreneur blazing a trail for her global business is never done! This is a familiar sentiment to each and every founder, business owner,
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Women entrepreneurs rarely think of just themselves when they set out to start a business venture. Our mission as an organization has always been to educate women on going global so, “they can run healthier businesses and create a new future for themselves, their families,
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In a 2024 study published by Clarify Capital, researcher Emma Parker utilizes findings from the U.S. Census Bureau data collection to uncover “The Best Places in the U.S. for Women Entrepreneurs.” wegg® emphasizes and encourages the globalization of all women-owned businesses, and it is insightful to learn where women entrepreneurs are having the most success in the world.
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“Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally. It comes from what you do consistently.”
-Marie Forleo, Entrepreneur, Writer and Philanthropist
Any entrepreneur can tell you that navigating and maintaining a work/life balance when running a global business is an ongoing challenge no matter what stage of the journey they are in.
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I [Laurel Delaney] and the COO of wegg®, Bob Marovich, had the great pleasure and opportunity to recently visit with Linda Bi (pictured left in photo below), President of Chicago Expert Importers (CEI). Linda is also a wegg Board Member and wegg Angel.
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This Spring 2024, Auburn University’s New Venture Accelerator (NVA) launched the Women’s Entrepreneurship Collaborative (WEC), founded by Jenifer Nay (the NVA’s entrepreneur in residence), with the goal to, “empower more women to pursue entrepreneurship by providing them with training, mentoring, networking and funding opportunities.” Springboarding off the ambition and passion of college students to help their entrepreneurial spirits blossom is nothing short of an exciting endeavor.
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The wegg® team and Board of Directors is comprised of trailblazers, changemakers, and thought leaders. We jump at the opportunity to showcase and applaud one of our own’s work and prowess. This month, Board Member Kati Suominen published data research findings on the “Uptake,
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Directed by Ky Dickens and produced by Catherine Gray, the new featured documentary film, Show Her the Money, swept up awards and accolades during its festival run. The film will now embark on a tour of 50 cities across the country and globe,
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