Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi talks about making money, performing, and having a true core or sense of purpose. She believes there is a place for everything in people’s lives, but when you run a global business, you must recast how you make money.
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Women entering the wine business are disrupting the global wine industry to make wines that are both more accessible and responsibly produced.
Oddly enough, women, however, have been traditionally excluded from the world of wine, making them more likely to create boundary-pushing wines that defy traditional categories.
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Saudi Arabia-based King Khalid Foundation and TRACCS signed a strategic partnership agreement to launch the Jeddah Entrepreneurship Meet and Competition. The competition opens doors for all budding entrepreneurs to present their ideas or existing business modules to be eligible for its mentorship and funding program.
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She Taxis (ST) is a cab service for women travelers operated by women entrepreneurs in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode. The World Bank has shown interest in replicating the ST initiative in South Asian countries like Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh.
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According to Gemma Bulos in her article “Water, Dignity and Sustainable Livelihoods for Women in Kenya,” women outnumber male entrepreneurs in developing economies because they face higher barriers to entry in the formal labor market and have to resort to entrepreneurship as a way out of poverty.
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Economics, politics and international relations student Rosa Pellicer from the Enactus Society at Royal Holloway (University of London) won the ‘Outstanding Contribution Award’ for founding and leading a project in Anantapur in India, called Sustainable Empowerment for Women (S.E.W.).
What did S.E.W. team members do to win the award?
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CrowdRise is a unique blend of crowdfunding, social networking, contests, and other good stuff. It is about giving back, raising lots of money for great causes and having a whole lot of fun while doing it.
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The world is no longer flat but truly a valuable place for everyone to conduct business. And WEConnect International, a non-profit organization that helps women business owners succeed in the global marketplace, is helping to facilitate the opportunity.
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Posted by: Laurel Delaney
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The Coca-Cola Company has a big goal:
To enable the economic empowerment of 5 million women entrepreneurs across our global value chain by 2020.
Learn more about The Coca-Cola Company: 5by20 and how they are helping women succeed in the global marketplace.
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