By Jessie Tu Doing Social Good: This Melbourne Florist Supports Refugee Women to Bloom With New Skills Social enterprise has always come naturally to Jane Marx. The Melbourne-based entrepreneur was the co-founder of Long Street Coffee, a cafe that employed refugees, before creating Merchant Road Events — an events-focused social enterprise that provides training and employment opportunities to young women from refugee backgrounds experiencing barriers to…
“So entrepreneurs who are first of all they start with an idea, and they have to become somebody who’s focused on building a product or a service into someone who’s building a business. So that requires a lot of skills. You go to galvanize a team. The ability to pool in resources that they need to, obviously raise money.” Alisa Cohn…
“As a mom, you never get an off day. But he is the youngest of all the people I support.” Dr. Lilian Ajayi Ore is a Chief Learning Officer, Data Scientist, and Chief Marketing Officer with over 17 years of industry experience. She is the Founder of the Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W), a not-for-profit organization that believes in…
How Cher Wang, A Taiwanese Entrepreneur And Philanthropist, Made History By Shelley Zalis As many renowned faces appear throughout March to commemorate Women’s History Month, let’s also shine a spotlight on women making history now. One of those remarkable individuals is Cher Wang, co-founder and chairwoman of HTC. Wang, a Taiwanese entrepreneur and philanthropist was one of the first women to…
BY LAUREN PUCKETT-POP A vocal critic of the COVID-19 pandemic’s disproportionate impact on women and marginalized communities, philanthropist and businesswoman Melinda French Gates is making renewed efforts to combat global inequity—but, this time, with a new strategy: books. In partnership with Flatiron Books, part of the larger Macmillan Publishers company, French Gates is launching Moment of Lift Books, an imprint dedicated exclusively to nonfiction about social issues…
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By Garima Bora Sustainability has gained a lot more importance and attention than it did some decades ago. With the effects of climate change becoming more obvious, being sustainable has started to become more of a norm than just a lifestyle. However, it is easy to forget that our lifestyle has such practices. Mothers are often said to be the…
Women’s financial literacy benefits us all — here’s how By Mazamesso Assih African women face obstacles to starting and growing businesses that must be overcome to ensure equitable growth 76% of Africans, many of them women, see entrepreneurship as a good career choice Togo has some of the most financially literate women in Africa, and the whole country benefits from…
Conviction Marketing: Accelerate Your Sales And Build Market Influence By Melissa Houston Kelly Roach is a business growth consultant for 6, 7, and 8-figure business owners across the globe and the founder of one of the few 8-figure females-owned and runs companies leading in the online coaching space. Kelly Roach Consulting is a leading online business education company. Entrepreneurs look up to…
Female Entrepreneurs: Here Is The Key to More Confidence, Success, And Funding By Kathy Caprino According to the latest estimate data on female entrepreneurship, more than 11.6 million firms are owned by women, employing nearly 10.1 million people and generating $1.8 trillion in sales (as of 2018). But only one in five businesses with revenue of $1 million or more is women-owned,…
