100 Questions Investors Will Ask Entrepreneurs Seeking Funding-Great Info to Pass on to Entrepreneurs!
Before you walk into an investor meeting or on stage to present your startup, you need to know the answers to the questions listed below Don’t expect to skate through only on the strength of your slide and a well-practiced speech. by Alejandro Cremades Contributor Entrepreneurs Author of The [...]
How a Sense of Purpose Is Critical to Unleashing Your Company’s Full Potential. Just Ask Patagonia
Make a habit of pulling at heartstrings instead of purse strings: Shifting your focus from money to meaning can pay dividends Patagonia sells sense of purpose rather than products. By: Kevin O'Neill, Managing Partner for Entrepreneur/Acertitude While consumers might turn to the brand for its durable outdoor apparel, they [...]
7 Women Over 40 Share the Advice They’d Give Their 20-Year-Old Selves
In a recent tweet, Nyasha Junior, an Associate Professor of religion at Temple University asked, “If you are a 40+ woman, what’s one piece of advice you’d give to your twenty-something self?” Her question sparked a flurry of thoughtful responses, shared here And how to implement their advice and wisdom [...]
IWEC Foundation Board Member & Past Awardee, Michele Ruiz, Launches New Business – BiasSync
BiasSync, A New Online Solution to Assess Unconscious Bias In Corporations and Government Agencies, Launches Today Los Angeles-based company - BiasSync - founded to create a more fair and respectful workplace BiasSync today launched its proprietary tool to assess unconscious bias in large corporations and government agencies. The Los Angeles [...]
Redefining the Playing Field for Female Entrepreneurs – SheEO Trying to Level the Field
Founder of SheEO empowers women business leaders to thrive through radical generosity She witnessed a “troubling lack of generosity” that creates a very isolating experience for female entrepreneurs and SheEO is trying to change that by Dowden, Ph.D., Certified Positive Psychology Coach and author of "Do Good to Lead [...]
Building Digital Dexterity in Your Leadership Teams
Emerging technologies are rapidly evolving, transforming industries around the world and creating demand for more innovative customer experiences and operating models from their leadership teams Workforces—and leadership teams—aren’t evolving quite as quickly. By Heidrick & Struggles Indeed, fewer than a third of companies are sure they have the talent [...]
Top 10 Countries Attracting Foreign Direct Investment
Trying to figure out why countries are able to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) is getting more complicated. The latest edition of the annual executive survey that ranks the countries likely to attract the most foreign direct investment in the next three years, is filled with paradoxes, according to [...]
Join us for our Women’s Leadership Breakfast Featuring Mona Patel, CEO, Motivate Design, on June 19th in NYC
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IFC Report Finds $130 Billion Opportunity in Digital Skills Across Sub-Saharan Africa
230 million jobs will require digital skills by 2030 Presenting investors and education operators with an estimated $130 billion opportunity to train the future workforce in digital skills across Sub-Saharan Africa by Hlazo Mkandawire, for International Finance Coporation, World Bank IFC launched the report, ‘Digital Skills in Sub-Saharan Africa: [...]
IWEC Foundation Chair Ruth A. Davis, Has a Song Written for Her By Opera Singer and Composer Sheila Atim
A part of the Canales Project, Hear Her Voice Honors Women Leaders in Song Performed in the West Wing of the Smithsonian National Gallery of Art on Mother's Day for Ruth A. Davis The Canales ProjectHear Her Voice, Part II: A Mother’s Day Celebration May 12 at 3:30 West [...]