Tag: Women Entrepreneurs
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Desirée Patno, NAWRB CEO & President, Receives Walker’s Legacy Power25 Award
Walker’s Legacy—a global platform for the professional and entrepreneurial multicultural woman—has awarded Desirée Patno, NAWRB CEO & President, the Power25 Award which recognizes “women who have thrived in an array of industries including technology, media, corporate, business, and education.”
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SBA Names 2017 InnovateHER Business Challenge Finalists!
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the finalists of the 2017 InnovateHER Business Challenge; a competition giving entrepreneurs across the country the opportunity to showcase their products and services while competing for up to $70,000 in prize money.
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Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs during National Women’s Small Business Month
October is National Women’s Small Business Month, dedicated to celebrating the contributions and successes of our nation’s women small business owners. The 10 million women-owned businesses in the U.S. hold tremendous value, generating $1.4 trillion in revenue and employing 8.4 million people, according to the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC).
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ICOGAS International Conference on Gender & Sustainability, September 21, 2017
The 2017 ICOGAS International Conference on Gender & Sustainability will take place on the margins of the 72nd U.N. General Assembly on September 21, 2017. Featuring leading global strategists; academics; CEOs; and international leaders H.E. Ameenah Gurib, President, Mauritius; H.E. Reema Carmona, First Lady, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; H.E. Dominique Quattara, First Lady, Ivory Coast;…
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SBA Awards $5 Million Helping Low-Income Entrepreneurs
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) has announced that it has awarded a combined $5 million in grants to 34 community-based organizations that assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs through its Program for Investment in Micro-Entrepreneurs (PRIME).
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Google Engineer’s Manifesto Reveals Importance of Diversity & Inclusion
The document “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber” became public this week and was the source of heavy debate. Lines such as, “We always ask why we don’t see women in top leadership positions, but we never ask why we see so many men in these jobs,” and calls to “de-moralize diversity,” express the author’s view on…
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NAWRB Signs MOU with Million Women Mentors at the 2017 4th Annual NAWRB Nexus Conference
July 18, 2017 – NAWRB is proud to announce that we have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Million Women Mentors (MWM). The signing took place in Costa Mesa, CA during the Power Lunch: Women’s Trade Associations, Collaboration for the Futureat the 2017 4th Annual NAWRB Nexus Conference. “Our MOU partners are valuable contributors to and supporters…