Month: September 2014
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Global Banking Alliance Secures Billions for Women-Owned Businesses
Women in the economy are proving to be a force to reckon with as they make up 40 percent of the world’s workforce and secure $20 trillion in consumer spending. In an effort to continue supporting women and their financial accessibility, the Global Banking Alliance for Women recently announced it will gather $4.3 billion in…
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Lenders More Cautious Toward Women Small Business Owners
With almost 8 million women-owned businesses in the U.S., more female entrepreneurs are making an impact and growing at a rapid pace. However, some women are struggling to obtain the funds needed to start and maintain a successful business.
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WIPP Features Exciting NAWRB Announcements
Irvine, CA— Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) has featured NAWRB’s upcoming developments regarding the NAWRB Inaugural Conference and the latest issue of NAWRB Magazine, the leading publication for women in the housing economy. WIPP is a nonpartisan organization that assists women-owned businesses by educating and advocating for them. The organization represents 4.7 million business women…
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Housing Starts on the Decline
The housing industry is feeling the negative effects from an increasing amount of families living in rental properties. The Commerce Department spoke today about recent findings in the industry. Overall, housing dropped in August after reaching its highest point in seven years, causing multifamily projects to head U.S. real estate.
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Women Invest in the Future
Many entrepreneurs are using the internet as a tool to achieve more financial support for their business or product idea, but more women are benefiting from it. A recently released paper titled, “Gender Dynamics in Crowdfunding: (Kickstarter)” by Dan Marom, Alicia Robb, and Orly Sade, found that women have an eight percentage-point advantage over men…
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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell Introduces Legislation S. 2693 – The Women’s Small Business Ownership Act of 2014
Bill would improve access to lending, business training and federal contracting for women-owned businesses Senator: ‘This legislation will help break through the 21st Century glass ceiling’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, joined Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Tammy…
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New Research Shows Funding Challenges Persist for Women-Owned Businesses
The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) released a new research report outlining the differences between men and women business owners, regarding the scale of business growth, amount and sources of financial capital, and the relationship between the two. Unfortunately, the statistics on funding for women-owned businesses, whether it concerns bank loans, angel investments, or VC…