There are a myriad of ways to achieve success starting with little or nothing. Whether one has the cash for a personal coach or not, practicing daily habits that lead to success is accessible to almost anyone. Practicing these habits without a purpose doesn’t guarantee success. These successful female entrepreneurs have both. The ability to stay consistent with a practice, and apply…
We all have heard stories about those who made a career change and was immensely successful and those who failed at it. A research, Studying Career Change, tells us that we might be going about it the wrong way. Everyone knows a story about a smart and talented businessperson who has lost his or her passion for work, who no longer…
Arielle O’Shea, a contributor at Forbes, tells millennials that early retirement is possible. If you read the Internet, you might already know this is true. It’s been done. But you might not know what it takes. The answers are pretty much across-the-board maybes. Retiring at a young age takes a commitment; how you make that commitment can vary. One thing you…
Here is how women in NYC can find an interest-free business loans. WE Fund Crowd is a city initiative designed to champion the cause and needs of women business owners in New York by providing interest-free business loans. Any woman in New York can apply for a zero-interest loan of up to $10,000 on the Kiva Crowdfunding Page, and the city…
Cynthia Nixon Announces Bid to Run for New York Governor. “I love New York, and today, I’m announcing my candidacy for Governor,” Cynthia Nixon tweets. A potential first female Governor in New York history, if she wins. Cynthia Nixon, an education activist better known for her work in “Sex and the City,” announced her candidacy for governor on Twitter on…
MEET MELISSA HARVILLE-LEBRON: THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO OWN A NASCAR TEAM. Melissa Harville-Lebron never imagined that her entrepreneurial pursuits and ambitions would lead her to make history as the first African American woman to solely own a race team licensed by NASCAR. Black girls rock! In addition to granting opportunities to people of color, Harville-Lebron wishes to see more…
Top 10 Cities for Women in Tech in 2018, according to Google Diversity Report. The company revealed that women make up just 31 percent of their overall workforce. When looking specifically at tech roles within the company, women hold just 20 percent of those positions, up from 17 percent three years ago. Outside of Google and across the tech industry…
Olivier Mukuta: Using Blockchain Technology to Empower Women. Olivier Mukuta and his team were among the winners at the first “blockchain hackathon” co-organized by UN Women and Innovation Norway in July, 2017. Muktua’s team developed ‘VipiCash’, an app that uses blockchain technology to enable secure money transfer among women, so that they can have access and control over their own…
The FMCG giant has committed to increase its investment from 23% to 50% in the number of female-led startups through its incubator programme called Unilever Foundry. The company has worked with almost 10,000 startups in the last 4 years. The company’s VP of marketing, Aline Santos, announced their plans at Mobile World Congress on February 27. Though Unilever is ahead…
From the beginning, Dior has striven to highlight and promote women, to make them “not only more beautiful, but happier, too,” according to the formula set out by Christian Dior in his memoirs. “We wanted to celebrate International Women’s Day, and we quickly decided we should be empowering the young,” says Emmanuelle Favre, senior vice president of human resources at Dior.…
