“Entrepreneurship is that way sometimes: things don’t go according to plan, and you may fail- more than once- but all it takes is that one time you ask for help when you need it, or that creative idea, or that final approval, that can change your life,
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Coni Lefferts, founder of Creative Packaging Solutions, former wegginar presenter, and current Club wegg Cohort 1 member, has a good eye for what attracts buyers to a product.
She cut her business teeth with a sales promotion agency for consumer product goods and noticed that poor packaging was pervasive,
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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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“Nothing will work unless you do.”
-Maya Angelou
As we celebrate the labor of all workers today, we would like to give a special acknowledgment to the dedicated and passionate women entrepreneurs that make up our community. Their tireless hard work and resilience are examples of labor that enriches and sustains themselves,
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A new generation of women-founded unicorns is on the rise. Today, over 130 companies founded by women have passed the $1B mark – unicorn status. We’re seeing this exciting trend of some leading growth-stage organizations in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.
Frederic Kerrest,
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“The ability to participate in the digital economy isn’t just life-changing for low-income women, it can also benefit economies. Digitalization of small and medium businesses could add anywhere between $158-216 billion to India’s GDP by 2024.”
-World Economic Forum
wegg is always at the forefront of educating women entrepreneurs on cutting-edge business strategies and new financial evolutions that the global economy and currencies shift towards.
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We are smack dab in the middle of the month! What is everyone celebrating in August? Why is August a month? See all the notable days of August—from Lammas Day to Left-Handers Day to the Perseid Meteor Shower! In case you are curious,
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“Emergency funds can meet immediate needs, but for enduring economic self-sufficiency to be achieved, individuals must be given the tools and training to provide for themselves.”
–UN Women, “In the aftermath of crisis, rural Bangladeshi women pursue economic security”
The global crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 Cyclone Amphan are two of the catastrophes that have devastated the livelihood of women in Bangladesh over the past several years.
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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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Many years ago I was the import/export expert for About.com, which was owned at the time by the New York Times. Now the site is under new management and called the balance (small business). The first article my editor asked me to write was something where everyone in 5 minutes could learn what I had learned over the course of 20 years running a profitable import/export business.
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