“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.”
-Wilma Rudolph, U.S. track and field athlete
Happy Black History Month 2023 from all of us here at wegg®!
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the launch of the U.S. Strategy on Global Women’s Economic Security says:
Promoting women’s economic security is the right thing to do, but it’s also the smart and necessary thing to do. When everyone can contribute to their full potential,
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wegg® is inspired by a recent financial enfranchisement program developed by UN Women and a Congolese women’s civil society organization in which women in the Democratic Republic of Congo are assisted in registering their marketplace businesses. This effort called the “Support Project for the Development of Micro,
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“The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Today marks the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Read the transcript of his celebrated “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered on Aug.
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When a need for a product or service is exposed within a community, that disparity serves as an opportunity for an entrepreneur. In the case of the Brazilian village of Sitio Tambor, this was a group of aspiring entrepreneurs. A collective of mothers in this rural area of the eastern state of Paraíba discovered during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that it was becoming increasingly difficult to acquire larger and larger sizes of clothing for their growing children.
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“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Amidst the joy and chaos of the holiday season, it is beneficial for entrepreneurs, budding and experienced, to take time to draft their business plans and strategies for the year ahead.
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As inflation, supply-chain management, and the labor shortage have unfolded in the last several years, the world economy has rapidly shifted concurrently. All of these factors come to a head at one point: globalization. The globalization faction of business looks different now than ever before.
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The United States celebrates Thanksgiving this Thursday and we wanted to take this opportunity to highlight all the many successes of women entrepreneurs worldwide. We already know through our work at wegg® that global women entrepreneurs are a force to be reckoned with.
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We are proud to celebrate the 9th annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, which takes place this Friday, November 19th, 2022! The entire month of November is nationally recognized as Entrepreneur Month, with National Entrepreneurs Day falling on November 16th this year. Especially acknowledging the exceptional contributions that women entrepreneurs make to their businesses and the world around them is a priority every day here at wegg®.
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The lasting positive changes that small-business owners have on their communities and the global economy are undeniable and critical to our ever-evolving society. An Entrepreneur article entitled, “4 Ways Small Companies Can Contribute to Global Change,” states that, “Small businesses have contributed positively to the growth and development of economies in many ways.
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