Tag: women
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Diverse Boardrooms Lead to Higher Profit
A recent study by international advisory firm Grant Thornton, titled “Women in Business: the Value of Diversity,” reveals that companies with women in executive roles outperform those with all-male boardrooms. The study included companies from the U.S., U.K. and India focusing on day-to-day business operations, and discovered that companies lacking diversity at the executive level…
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NAWRB Rocks!
In the midst of TRID compliance and the diversity and inclusion (D&I) movement NAWRB is thriving. From our 2015 APEX award-winning magazine to our Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council, our Orange County headquarters are abuzz with engagement.
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The Home Buying Power of Hispanic Women
A recent study released by Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate and The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) reveals that Hispanic women are the epicenter of their demographics’ home buying power. The national survey, which collected data from over 1,000 Latin American and Hispanic women between the ages of 25 and 60,…
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Happy American Business Women’s Day!
Today is American Business Women’s Day which celebrates the achievements and contributions of millions of American working women and women business owners.
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Women’s Limitations in the Workplace
The World Bank has released its report Women, Business and the Law 2016: Getting to Equal, addressing gender equality and the barriers obstructing women in hundreds of countries throughout the world. The report examines 173 economies and collects data across seven categories: accessing institutions, using property, getting a job, providing incentives to work, building credit,…
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Unit for Female Entrepreneurs at National Bank of Fujairah
The National Bank of Fujairah (NBF), a United Arab Emirates bank incorporated in 1982, has developed a specialized unit for female entrepreneurs. NBF Elham will be operated by female Emirati corporate bankers, and will offer corporate banking services and solutions tailored to Emirati businesswomen. The unit will begin working out of NBF’s Al Quoz branch.…
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SBDC Celebrates 35 Years!
This month marks the 35th anniversary of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program, the foremost small business assistance network in the United States. The SBDC program is hosted by educational institutions and state economic development agencies, and is financially supported partly by the United States Congress through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
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HUD and FHA Encourage Home Inspections
It is a good time to be an American consumer. Last decade’s housing bubble left behind a collapsed market and millions of disheartened and mistreated homebuyers. If the current effort to protect consumers suggests anything, it’s that if a phenomenon like the housing crisis occurs again, it will not be as a result of inattention…
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Reasons to Invest in Women Entrepreneurs
The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC), a non-partisan federal advisory council that advises the President, Congress and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues concerning women business owners, recently released their Reasons to Invest in Women Entrepreneurs fact sheet:
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Home Sharing: Cut Costs and Gain Companionship
With the booming sharing economy, most people are familiar with popular home sharing sites such as Airbnb which offers temporary housing in widespread locations. But let’s take it to another level: permanent home sharing.