How VIPKid CEO Cindy Mi Made Education A Universal Language. Beijing-based VIPKid is giving American teachers an income boost from halfway around the world. Under cofounder and CEO Cindy Mi, the online learning company contracts with more than 30,000 North American instructors and matches them with some 200,000 primarily Chinese pupils for one-on-one video sessions in English—along with a growing…
Leadership Feature: Sarah Kunst’s Venture Capital Fund Invests in Female Entrepreneurship. Anyone who’s ever tried to launch their own business understands that the startup world can be a tough space. But if you’re a woman, specifically a woman of color, looking to invest in a business, the industry often proves to be even harder; nonprofit organization All Raise reports that only 11 percent…
Shelly Bell, Founder Of Black Girl Ventures, Helps Women Of Color Gain Access To CapitalShelly Bell has done it all. She’s been a high school teacher, computer scientist, CEO, and an entrepreneur at the helm of several businesses. Shelly Bell has lived many lives. She’s a computer scientist, a former high school teacher, a performance poet, a community organizer, a…
Tracee Ellis Ross launch “Pattern” hair product. The natural texture and curly hair care market has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years, but it hasn’t yet had it’s Fenty Beauty moment. That is, until Tracee Ellis Ross’s announcement that she will be unveiling a new range of haircare that caters specifically to ‘curly, coily and tight-textured hair’. This could well be…
The Female Founder Collective, Jennifer Best Communications, and She’s Next Empowered by Visa is presenting Workshop: A Day for Female Founders. In this one-day immersive educational experience, female entrepreneurs will learn how to foster success for their companies and hear from guest speaker in the industry. With interactive keynotes, workshops, and one-on-one sessions, this conference will tackle every aspect of…
You’re a rock star fashion designer, but you can’t do everything by yourself- nor should you have to. The right fashion business partner can help you move ahead in the business world. They can provide new ideas and an extra set of hands that help lift you to success. But choosing a fashion business partner is also an important decision…
Most people think that being an entrepreneur is about having that big idea. And it is. To start something new, you need to have an idea that works: something people need, something they’ll want, and most importantly — at least for the people investing in your idea — something that’s scalable. But what I’ve found from interviewing multiple entrepreneurs who…
On the road to success, an entrepreneur will learn many unique lessons and accumulate a wealth of knowledge regarding the launch and growth of businesses. Throughout this journey, there is much to share from past triumphs and yet still much to learn as you continually aim to improve your business. This is when peer groups shine. Here are 10 ways…
G7 Summit: Akinwumi Adesina on Funding Gaps for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa.
When Target decided to test the market on natural hair care products, they added four brands to their shelves. Among them was Mahisha Dellinger’s, Curls. At the time, Dellinger was still a new entrepreneur, with her products in just 100 retail stores. A year-and-half later, she had hit six figures. Now, seventeen years since launching, Curls is a multi-million-dollar brand…