wegg® Virtual Cafe
1st Tuesday of every month from 4:00-5:00PM CT
Join: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/746553873
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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A global study from Grant Thornton found that firms maintaining gender-equality initiatives and adding new ones were significantly more likely to grow revenue, expand staffing and increase exports in 2026, reinforcing a business case that many employers are now treating less as policy and more as performance strategy.
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“Having a community around you can change so much. That is what I see wegg creating: a space where women entrepreneurs can connect, learn from each other, and know they are not building alone.”
-Loveynia Musula
Please join us in welcoming our new wegg® Program Growth Accelerator,
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South African women are using entrepreneurship, community and network-powered business models to build new opportunities beyond traditional markets.
As conversations around women’s economic participation and entrepreneurship take center stage worldwide, a group of South African entrepreneurs is turning its attention beyond the country’s borders,
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“Make excellence your brand.”
— Oprah Winfrey
August is nationally recognized as Black Business Month, which wegg® is eager to celebrate and support every year! Black Business Month provides a well-deserved spotlight on African-American entrepreneurs and their enterprises. In addition to recognizing the achievements of Black business owners,
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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
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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Seven women entrepreneurs from the Western Balkans hit the floor at GITEX AI Europe – one of the continent’s biggest AI and tech stages – to network, forge partnerships, showcase their businesses, and win investment.
Supported by the “EU4GE Regional Programme on Women’s Economic Empowerment and Ending Violence against Women in the Western Balkans,” funded by the European Union,
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Ali Foley has joined our staff as the wegg® Newsletter & Showcase Manager! Please join us in giving her a warm welcome, as we couldn’t be more thrilled to have her aboard.
Ali is a Newfound-born, Nebraska-raised Chicago transplant. She moved to the city in 2016 and never looked back.
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The case for women’s participation in international trade isn’t just about fairness. It’s about economics.
Export-sector jobs tend to pay more and offer greater stability than jobs in domestic-only industries. That alone would be reason enough to open more doors for women exporters.
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“Set seemingly impossible goals and then iterate your way towards them.”
– Melanie Perkins, Co-Founder and CEO of Canva
In today’s uncertain economy and amid rising living costs, many people have turned to side gigs as a way to supplement their income.
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