Bonnie Chui, contributor for Forbes, writes a thoughtful piece about how female entrepreneurs are going global and that new policy attention may close the gap. At wegg®, we are closing that gap — whether there is new policy attention or not.
We not only serve women entrepreneurs by educating them on how to go global,
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This past Wednesday September 12th, President and CEO of Lifeway Kefir, Julie Smolyansky lead a wegg® workshop about the importance of following your gut on business and personal endeavors. Her inspiring talk covered the journey of Lifeway beginning in her parent’s basement,
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In a recent East Asia Forum article, “Unleashing the capabilities of women-led SMEs in Indonesia,” author Naimah Talib reports that 43 percent of the 26 million small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia are women led or women owned (WSMEs). Not only do these WSMEs make up for ten percent of the country’s GDP,
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According to the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, In 2016, 97% of all exporters in the U.S. were small and medium-sized companies. The other statistic from this study that can’t be ignored is that only 12% of businesses that export are owned by women.
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Think your business is too small for globalization? If so, change your attitude because according to Jeremy Melis, Director of Small Business Marketing at UPS, size doesn’t matter.
“The world’s electronic commerce system has transformed retailers into e-tailers,
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There are many things to think about before you sell and market your products or services overseas — from finding customers, to sealing a business deal, to getting paid. Yet, if you overcome the challenges to taking a business global, the rewards can be enormous.
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According to the National Association of Women Business Owners, as of 2015, there are more than 9.4 million women-owned businesses in the United States, employing nearly 7.9 million people and contributing $1.4 trillion into the economy. When it comes to starting and growing a business,
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How can we make trade safer, cheaper, simpler, and faster for American businesses? Easy. The newly minted Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) is a game-changer for the way goods cross borders and move around the world. What is the TFA?
TFA creates mechanisms that bring all 164 WTO member countries to a higher standard for how goods cross borders.
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After realizing that not one company or person in Australia had come up with a good alternative to cosmetics marked by harsh chemicals and a poor reputation on animal cruelty, Kester Black founder Anna Ross started working with a chemist to develop a line of vegan,
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