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Lucy Brooks

How Mastercard is Investing in Women Entrepreneurs in Developing Nations

  • Posted by Lucy Brooks
  • Categories Business Development, Capital (working), Country specific, Culture, e-commerce, Economic growth, Education, Enlighten Me!, Equality, Gender challenges, Global news, global women entrepreneurs, Innovation, Inspiration, International business, Micro-enterprises, Strategy, World entrepreneurship
August 27, 2018
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In Michelle Martin’s recent Forbes article, “How Mastercard Could Close A $300 Billion Credit Gap For Women Entrepreneurs,” she reports,

“As of 2017, 70% of women-owned MSMEs [micro, small and medium-sized enterprises] in the developing world lack access to adequate financing,

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Lucy Brooks

Unlocking the Full Potential of Women- led SMEs in Indonesia

  • Posted by Lucy Brooks
  • Categories Business Development, Country specific, Culture, Education, Enlighten Me!, Equality, Finance, Gender challenges, Global news, Global trade, global women entrepreneurs, Innovation, Inspiration, International business, Leadership, Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability practices, World entrepreneurship
August 20, 2018
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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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Oxfam Helps Woman Start Jalawla, Iraq’s First “Women’s Only” Plant Nursery
Lucy Brooks

Oxfam Helps Woman Start Jalawla, Iraq’s First “Women’s Only” Plant Nursery

  • Posted by Lucy Brooks
  • Categories Business Development, Country specific, Culture, Enlighten Me!, Environmental, Equality, Gender challenges, Global news, global women entrepreneurs, Innovation, Inspiration, International business, Leadership, World entrepreneurship
August 6, 2018
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A recent article by Oxfam recounts the inspiring story of Zainab, the first woman in Jalawla, Iraq to sell plants at the town market.

In December 2015, Zainab opened her own plant nursery on the side of her house in Jalawla, Iraq. It was destroyed by ISIS one week later.

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Lucy Brooks

Why Are There So Few Women Entrepreneurs in Rwanda?

  • Posted by Lucy Brooks
  • Categories Business Development, Capital (working), Country specific, Culture, Equality, Gender challenges, Global news, global women entrepreneurs, Innovation, Inspiration, International business, Research, World entrepreneurship
July 30, 2018
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A 2014 census report conducted by the National Institute of Statistics in Rwanda,  revealed that only 26.8 percent of sole proprietorship establishments are owned by women, compared to 73.2 percent owned by men.

What are the reasons for this imbalance?

In Donah Mbabazi’s article for “The New Times,” …

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Lucy Brooks

Women Entrepreneurs, the Global Market Needs You

  • Posted by Lucy Brooks
  • Categories Business Development, Economic growth, Education, emerging markets, Equality, Exporting, Gender challenges, global branding, Global trade, global women entrepreneurs, Importing, International business, Marketing, Research, Sales & Distribution, Strategy, World entrepreneurship
July 23, 2018
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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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Laurel Delaney

Wait Till You See How Your Little Business is Going to Change

  • Posted by Laurel Delaney
  • Categories Enlighten Me!, Inspiration, International business
April 21, 2018
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In 1984, Rosemary McFadden was the first woman president of any stock or futures exchange in the United States when she became president of the New York Mercantile Exchange, a.k.a. the NYMEX.  Why is this relevant to WEGG?  Because Rosemary went on to manage a staff of over 400 people,

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Laurel Delaney

The Challenges and Rewards to Taking a Business Global

  • Posted by Laurel Delaney
  • Categories Barriers to trade, Global trade, International business
January 21, 2018
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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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Laurel Delaney

Natalie Kaddas Describes Her Experience Utilizing Trade Missions

  • Posted by Laurel Delaney
  • Categories global women entrepreneurs, International business, Trade shows/missions, Video, WEGG event
March 18, 2017
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In preparation for our April 5th webinar, we introduce you to Natalie Kaddas, CEO of Kaddas Enterprises, Inc.  In the video Natalie talks about her experience utilizing trade missions and how they have helped grow her business global.  She also highlights how she was selected as the only small business owner to have a seat at the CEO table during a White House dinner with President Obama.

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Laurel Delaney

How a French Beauty Company Won Over Women Worldwide

  • Posted by Laurel Delaney
  • Categories Education, emerging markets, How-to, Innovation, International business, Scaling a business
December 11, 2016
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L’Oréal, considered the number one cosmetic company in the world, tributes its international success to an international marketing model based on skill, knowledge and an unshakeable reputation. How has L’Oréal created this image and reputation?

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Laurel Delaney

Nasty Gal's Sophia Amoruso Puts Her Big Global Girl Shoes On

  • Posted by Laurel Delaney
  • Categories e-commerce, Enlighten Me!, global women entrepreneurs, International business
June 4, 2016
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I wrote about 32-year old Sophia Amoruso (pictured above), founder of Nasty Gal, in my book, “Exporting:  The Definitive Guide to Selling Abroad Profitably.”  Back then (2012), Nasty Gal made about $100 million in revenues.  She has become a fashion phenom by overseeing a nascent but growing e-commerce site,

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