Congratulations to Divine Ndhlukula, CEO Securio-Featured as One of the Top 25 Richest Women in Africa
Divine is a Past IWEC Awardee and was also named to Forbes Africa Business Woman of the Year in 2019 She also represents the Zimbabwe Chamber of Commerce Women's Desk by Business AM Live We offer our congratulations to Divine Ndhlukula for her amazing achievements and for her continued [...]
‘My Superpower is Change’: The Cult of WeWork Was Laid Bare in a Revealing Interview with CEO Adam Neumann
WeWork is not your average real estate company. They are growing all over the world! Over the years, WeWork has earned somewhat cultish reputation by Mary Hanbury for Business Insider photo: Getty Images Over the years, WeWork has earned somewhat cultish reputation thanks to it founders' emphasis on its [...]
Exposing the Top Ten Manufacturing Tech Trends of the 2020s
The next decade will be wrought with technological change across the manufacturing industry. How painful or pleasurable that is depends on what you decide to invest time and energy on for your manufacturing business today. by John Hitch for Industry Week No manufacturer wants to look at 2020 in [...]
More Than $1 Billion in New Capital Has Been Earmarked for Women Entrepreneurs. Here’s Where to Find It!
Inc. found more than 50 funds specifically investing in women-led companies Only a fraction of them supporting women entrepreneurs are in Silicon Valley in the US By Kimberly Weisul Editor-at-large, Inc.com photo: Female Founders Fund Elaine Kundo was the CEO of two tech companies. But it wasn't until she'd [...]
10 Inspiring Podcasts by Female CEOs for Women Entrepreneurs
Need advice, inspiration, motivation? These women podcasters have plenty of all that to offer. These 10 inspiring podcasts by female entrepreneurs are the jumpstart you need to make the next big move in your business. by Erika Ashley, GUEST WRITER, Entrepreneurs.com photo: Westend61 | Getty Images Podcasts have been rapidly [...]
Smart Cities and Sustainability
According to research published on IEEE Xplore, 70% of the world’s population will likely live in cities by 2050 “This will result in an unprecedented increase in the consumption of existing resources.” by BDaily NEWS, UK And while cities have their environmental advantages, like smaller geographic footprints that impact [...]
Quantum Computing Could Change Everything, and IBM is Racing with Microsoft, Intel, and Google to Conquer It
Here's what you need to know about quantum computing If you wanted to say that a quantum computer runs on quantum computing magic, you wouldn't be too far off. by Business Insider photo: Flickr/IBM Quantum computers are an extremely exciting technology, promising the raw computing power to crack previously-unsolvable [...]
An Immigrant Success Story: Building a $55 Million Translation Business -Claudia Mirza, CEO, Akorbi
Congratulations to IWEC Past Awardee & Global Ambassador, Claudia Mirza Hailing from Colombia she came to the US and built Akorbi by The Story Exchange It is not hard to find immigrant success stories, especially in the world of entrepreneurship. Claudia Mirza, who came to the United States from [...]
Global Partners Announce $61.8 Million Allocation to Boost African Development Bank Initiative for Women Entrepreneurs
The Governing Committee of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) has approved a funding allocation We-Fi is a partnership among 14 donor governments, eight multilateral development banks, including the African Development Bank Group and other public and private sector stakeholders, established in October 2017 and hosted by the World [...]
Drones to deliver vaccines, blood and drugs across Ghana
Hundreds of drones began delivering life-saving vaccines, blood and medicines to patients in Ghana It is the largest scheme of its kind, the global vaccine alliance GAVI said. By Reuters / the Daily Maverick Medics will place orders by text message when supplies run dry, said GAVI chief executive [...]