“When I dare to be powerful — to use my strength in the service of my vision — then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
– Audre Lorde
As we enter the final week of Pride 2024, we want to wish everyone a Happy Pride Month!
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I [Laurel Delaney] and the COO of wegg®, Bob Marovich, had the great pleasure and opportunity to recently visit with Linda Bi (pictured left in photo below), President of Chicago Expert Importers (CEI). Linda is also a wegg Board Member and wegg Angel.
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This Spring 2024, Auburn University’s New Venture Accelerator (NVA) launched the Women’s Entrepreneurship Collaborative (WEC), founded by Jenifer Nay (the NVA’s entrepreneur in residence), with the goal to, “empower more women to pursue entrepreneurship by providing them with training, mentoring, networking and funding opportunities.” Springboarding off the ambition and passion of college students to help their entrepreneurial spirits blossom is nothing short of an exciting endeavor.
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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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Even though men have a significant advantage in raising funds, companies founded or co-founded by women do better along several dimensions than companies started by men.
Data indicates women founders outperform their male counterparts because they tend to build businesses that generate more revenues,
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At the United Nations’ 2024 World Entrepreneurship Investment Forum, which was held in Bahrain’s capital of Manama several weeks ago, a spotlight was given to a woman entrepreneur from each of the following countries: Sudan, Afghanistan, Gaza, and Iraq. This consortium took place during a panel called ‘Women,
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Lena exports. Do you? If she can do it. So can you. Only 1 out of 10 women business owners exports. This one does.
Learn more about Lena Phoenix, Co-Founder and President, Feel the World, Inc. (xeroshoes.com), who already achieves what you want to achieve: More business outside the USA.
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Happy May and more importantly Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month to our wegg® community and beyond! This annual time of acknowledgment and celebration of AAPI people worldwide, and in our case, AAPI women entrepreneurs, is an important and meaningful opportunity to spotlight their experiences and contributions in society.
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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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For those who missed Dr. Natalie King’s 5/1/24 wegginar®, “Harmonizing Dual Careers: Thriving in Corporate While Leading a Global Startup,” you can access it free of charge here, thanks to wegg’s generous and supportive sponsors as noted in the graphic.
During her presentation,
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