Michael Froman, former U.S. Trade Representative, had it right when he said it is important for women-owned businesses to be able to export their products because studies have found that women-owned firms that export not only earn more, but also employ more people and are,
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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.
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Our friends over at Chicago-based Metro Chicago Exports have their big event coming up just around the corner: Tuesday, July 25th from 2:00-6:00 p.m. Central time at Chase Tower in Chicago.
Metro Chicago Exports and UPS are pleased to present the 2017 Metro Chicago XPORT Challenge!
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Supporting the food sector, agro-allied businesses and specifically women farmers, boosts the national economy, increases national food supply and exports, empowers women and provides healthier food choices for our families.
In Nigeria, they prefer to buy locally; thereby, enhancing their food security and local consumption.
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Michael Froman, former U.S. Trade Representative, explains the importance for women-owned businesses and firms to be able to export their products. Why?
Studies have found that women-owned firms that export not only earn more, but also employ more people and are,
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In follow up to our March 8 WEGGinar™ on “Regulations, Conventions, and Battles of the Spirit: The International Trade of Craft Spirits” with Dr. Sonat Birnecker Hart (pictured), President and co-founder of Chicago, Illinois-based KOVAL Distillery,
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According to Bruce Billson, former Minister for Small Business and brand ambassador for Efic, the Australian Government’s export credit agency, female exporters have three key traits:
- They have big ambitions
- They draw on life experience to navigate new markets
- They persevere to overcome barriers
He goes on to say:
Many of the female exporters I encountered set out in business with a vision to take on the world.
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A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between SMEs and foreign companies was signed in September last year (2016) in Sungai Petani. The five-year agreement will see about US$1 million worth of products (such as instant coffee, Stevia-based sweeteners and flavored carbonated drinks) exported abroad annually from Sungai Petani (a town in Kuala Muda District,
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Don’t miss our first on-the-ground WEGG Export Workshop held at the Polsky Exchange (formerly Chicago Innovation Exchange) on Wednesday, November 9th from 9:30 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. (noon). You will hear from Lisa Bitsky, President, Automated Design Corp.
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