Tag: female entrepreneurs
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Announcing NAWRB’s Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council (NDILC) Chairwoman
IRVINE, CA – The NAWRB Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council (NDILC) is proud to announce Rebecca Steele as our newly appointed chairwoman. Steele is the Founder and CEO of Steele Advisory and Services, LLC. and brings with her over 20 years as a financial industry expert working with the nation’s largest banks. As a woman…
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NWBC Annual Report: 10 Million Strong
The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) recently released their 2015 Annual Report, 10 Million Strong: The Tipping Point for Women’s Entrepreneurship, detailing last year’s developments, the Council’s accomplishments and their insights and suggestions for the new year. In the email announcing the report’s release, NWBC executive director Amanda Brown states that this is “a time…
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The Effect of Women on Boards
Here’s a fact: diverse boardrooms and executive offices return higher revenues and depict increased innovative thinking when compared to firms lacking diversity. A recent report from MSCI ESG Research surveying 4,218 companies around the world found that those with numerous female executives and board members represented a Return of Equity of 10.1 percent a year…
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My Journey at NAWRB
From the desk of Shideh Balali, My name is Shideh Balali and I am responsible for Strategic Development at NAWRB. I started with NAWRB in October 2015 as the Member Relations Coordinator. The relationships I have gained and the enterprising women I have spoken with have been phenomenal. An organization like NAWRB unites women from…
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Origins of Hotel Figueroa
Built in the 1920s by the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), the Moroccan-inspired Hotel Figueroa has been a pinnacle of Los Angeles culture and history for nine decades; from housing tourists to hosting movie sets, the establishment has never lost relevance in downtown LA.
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Holiday Season for Small Businesses
With the holiday season right around the corner, small business owners around the nation are anticipating an increase in profits and better prospects for 2016. The American Express OPEN Holiday Growth Pulse says that 92 percent of small business owners are expecting holiday sales to match or beat those of 2014.
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Women’s Entrepreneurship Day!
Today is the second annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED), a day dedicated to celebrating, honoring and supporting women entrepreneurs throughout the world. The inaugural WED was held last year in New York City at the United Nations and was recognized by 144 countries. In addition to entrepreneurship, this is also a day to empower women…
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2015 OPEN for Government Contract Awards
The American Express OPEN for Government Contracts Awards Program is now accepting applications for 2015. OPEN’s sixth annual awards honor small business owners for their accomplishments in government contracting. Nominations are currently open in the following four categories:
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Strengthening the Women’s Culture
“There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” –Madeleine Albright What a profound statement! It is with the same fervor as Madeleine Albright that NAWRB supports other women. Like the first female U.S. Secretary of State, we believe that other women, organizations, companies in the public and private sectors…
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The Success of Women-Owned Middle Market Firms
A recent report from American Express and Dun & Bradstreet, Middle Market Power Index: The Growing Economic Clout of Diverse Middle Market Firms, reveals that women- and minority-owned middle market businesses are growing at a faster pace than average commercially-active businesses.