Despite Taliban restrictions, Afghan women entrepreneurs are launching small businesses and cooperatives. However, they face struggles accessing capital. According to Reuters, 41% of surveyed female entrepreneurs rely on informal loans to finance their ventures and about 70% must have a male guardian to travel to market.
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wegg® Virtual Cafe
1st Tuesday of every month from 4:00-5:00PM CT
Join: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/746553873
Meeting ID: 746-553-873
Purpose: For anyone who wants to share stories and ideas with one another about dealing with business issues.
Come as you are.
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August has begun and Black Business Month 2025 is in full swing once again!
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We tested our idea by entering collegiate business competitions and doing well. That’s how we realized that we didn’t just make a product that was great for our cofounder when he needed another cast or brace, but there were also many other people in the ecosystem who were eager to have this solution.
I [Laurel Delaney] love going back in time to see some of the articles I have written about women exporting to see what’s changed. This one in particular, “It’s Time For Women to Take on the World,”
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“Everyone has oceans to fly. Is it reckless? Maybe. But what do dreams know of boundaries?”
-Amelia Earhart
The entrepreneur bug finds those that know the world needs their idea. Even the most enterprising, resilient, and diligent entrepreneurs can become overwhelmed by the effort starting a business requires.
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Sali Christeson, founder and CEO of the women’s workwear brand Argent, wasn’t tuned in when President Trump unveiled his “Liberation Day” tariffs April 2, but it didn’t take long for the news to hit her text messages with the same jolt that shook the global stock market.
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Fostering and empowering the livelihoods of women entrepreneurs, through supporting their businesses, creates a chain reaction of women’s financial freedom and independence. wegg® was founded on this practice, and the crusade of bolstering the placement of women within the global economic landscape is an evergreen motivator.
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We tested our idea by entering collegiate business competitions and doing well. That’s how we realized that we didn’t just make a product that was great for our cofounder when he needed another cast or brace, but there were also many other people in the ecosystem who were eager to have this solution.
