Are you running a business? Then you might want to offer your skills to emerging entrepreneurs the world over. Find out about the difference Bpeace (Bpeace blog) is making in our businesses and the lives of many Afghans —
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Whether male or female, we can all glean lessons from the likes of the late Steve Jobs. For example:
1. Push people out of their comfort zones
“He was someone who did not read the polls, but changed the polls by giving people what he was certain they wanted and needed before they knew it;
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And the winners are: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni rights campaigner Tawakkul Karman (pictured).
All of them have been recognized by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for their “non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.”
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Photo courtesy: ©Laurel Delaney 2010, “Apple store, Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL U.S.A.”
Always giving his best work to the world, Steve Jobs died October 5, 2011 (1955-2011). His death triggered a remembrance to reading a wonderful On Excellence column by Tom Peters in 1993 (I saved all of his hard copy columns back then that were published in the Chicago Tribune –
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Read one woman’s journey — Sikh-American activist and filmmaker Valarie Kaur (pictured) — discovers how challenging the status quo exacts a toll. In it, she works to heal her divided nation.
It requires humanizing our opponents so that we work to transform them,
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) along with several multinational companies are launching the Women in Trade Initiative to increase the participation of Pakistani women in the international trade sector.
“This initiative is part of the United States’ commitment to the people of Pakistan to support women’s empowerment,” said Dr Marilyn Wyatt,
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Nonprofit Endeavor CEO Linda Rottenberg (pictured) is exporting American entrepreneurship and networking to countries in Latin America and beyond to boost employment and GDP. She aspires to build profitable small businesses on a global scale.
Results: Last year Endeavor Entrepreneurs generated $286 for every dollar donated to Endeavor.
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Bringing attention to refugees, feeding Americans healthy food, improving life for the needy or motivating the homeless. You name it, these women are out to change (improve) our world. See the 50 women Woman’s Day chose. Each has their own respective website.
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What a great time to make a difference in our world for women entrepreneurs!
joinFITE.org (Financial Independence Through Entrepreneurship) is a new microlending website powered by Kiva.org to benefit women entrepreneurs in low income areas of the U.S.
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Gayle Tzemach Lemmon writes a powerful opinion piece for CNN: “Why think small when it comes to women in poor nations?” I love this commentary for the truth it speaks. Please make sure you read it.
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