Month: April 2016
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Minority and Women Inclusion 2016
Diversity and inclusion (D&I) has grown in prevalence in recent years, most significantly with the 2011 establishment of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) for regulated entities. The most pivotal aspect of this movement is accountability, to ensure that diversity work is actually being conducted and not just discussed. Entities—most recently the Consumer…
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Taking Your Business International
Do you have a successful business that is ready to tread onto international grounds? Growing your company into an international firm offers the exposure and growth opportunities to transform your business from a domestic success to a global powerhouse. Global expansion also offers the flexibility to rely on an alternate market when others are experiencing…
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The Buying Power of Asian Americans
The housing market has been turbulent for the past decade, but 2016 has started with a positive trend. According to the Nationwide Economics’ Health of Housing Markets (HoHM) Report, the Leading Index of Healthy Housing Markets (LIHHM) for the third quarter of 2015 was higher than 100, their neutral number, and this typically designates a healthy…
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Equal Pay Day
This year April 12 marks Equal Pay Day, a day representing how far into the new year women have to work to earn the same amount of money men did the previous year. Almost three-and-a-half months into 2016 women finally equaled men’s 2015 earnings, due to the pervasive 27 percent gender pay gap that sees…
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HISPANIC WOMEN ARE THE KEY TO HISPANIC BUYING POWER
As Hispanics continue to thrive—in education, career, resources, representation—their access to capital and buying power will increase accordingly and their purchases will have a significant impact on the economy, not the least of which will be the purchase of a home. It is crucial to learn the best ways to serve Hispanic homebuyers, not only…
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Women in Business: Real Estate & Microloans
NAWRB CEO Desiree Patno and NAWRB member Irma Delgado-Trikas discuss the changing real estate terrain and the state of small businesses. From the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) programs to the usefulness of microloans, our video provides an informative overview of what it means to be a small business owner today.
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Women in Business: Real Estate — Q&A with Desiree Patno
With over 20 years of real estate experience and proven results, NAWRB CEO Desiree Patno addresses pertinent questions for women in housing. Addressing topics such as the increased utilization of women-owned businesses and the value of industry conferences and networking, our CEO succinctly outlines a few of NAWRB’s focuses.
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WHAT CITY’S RIGHT FOR YOU?
Since 1926, there’s been an old adage about three key factors when choosing a property to buy: Location, Location, Location. But with so many varied factors, what truly makes a city great? Obviously, there are a variety of features, and a recent WalletHub study reveals that these features are gender specific. Of course they are!…
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THE VALUE OF WOMEN’S ORGANIZATIONS
Why join a women’s organization? One word: success. Businesswomen are creating higher-level success stories and it is in no small part a result of collective camaraderie and new tools like the NAWRB Women’s Global Database. Women are starting over 1,100 businesses a day and women-owned businesses grew by 27.5 percent from 2007 to 2012. This…
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IF YOU LIKE DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE FLINT
Like a Macy’s dress on sale, Flint, Michigan is hanging on the proverbial, real estate clearance rack. While the town endures a serious water crisis, the fact is, many investors are buying up Flint like a new pair of Pradas on Black Friday. It may be shocking, but the Flint real estate market is making…