Happy Pride from wegg®! Every June is a welcomed reminder to celebrate, commemorate, and contend for the global LGBTQ+ community. We are proud to highlight this Pride Month 2025, which GLAAD announced is themed “One Story. One Future.” GLAAD’s official press release describes the context and importance of this theme,
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Trump’s tariffs are bad enough on the United States and we – at Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® – certainly don’t think of them as having any gender bias. That is, until we read Prachi Agarwal’s comprehensive and pretty convincing article, “‘Pink tariffs’
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This week will usher in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month 2025!
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According to the World Bank Group, U.S. women-owned firms generate nearly $3 trillion and support 23 million jobs. We are a force to be reckoned with. Collectively, we drive economic growth, enhance social equity, and build stronger communities worldwide.
While the number of women operating their own business is increasing globally,
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“If you don’t see a clear path for what you want, sometimes you have to make it yourself.”
— Mindy Kaling
Happy Women’s History Month from wegg®! The National Women’s History Alliance has chosen “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating &
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“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.”
– Mae Jemison
Celebrating and commemorating Black History Month 2025 is in full swing! This year’s theme, as lauded by the Smithsonian Institute, is “African-Americans and Labor with a focus on the various and profound ways that work of all kinds intersects with the collective experiences of Black people.”
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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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“Do not desire to fit in. Desire to oblige yourselves to lead.”
– Gwendolyn Brooks
August is National Black Business Month! Honoring global, and local, black-owned businesses is imperative and ever-important in 2024. Shining the spotlight on this demographic of entrepreneurs is a crucial and timely reminder that efforts are still yet to be made regarding equity and inclusion in the business world and economy.
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“When I dare to be powerful — to use my strength in the service of my vision — then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
– Audre Lorde
As we enter the final week of Pride 2024, we want to wish everyone a Happy Pride Month!
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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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