How To Grow A Business: Practical Advice From Five Female Entrepreneurs
Channel some CEO-inspiration into your business venture In September, the government became so worried about the lack of female entrepreneurs in the UK that the treasury launched a review into the matter. BY OLIVIA BLAIR 25/03/2019 For Elle Magazine photo: Getty images In September, the government became so worried about the lack of female entrepreneurs in [...]
Three Successful Female Entrepreneurs in Africa’s Food Industry
With the rich of natural resources, Africa has become the target for business expansion, including by the food industry, both from local and international. The food industry is one of the business industries that holds great potential on the continent. by Rinchi For Tech in Africa photo: Jennifer Bash, CEO of [...]
IWEC Foundation Announces Appointment of Telma Ortiz Rocasolano to the Board of Directors
An honor for IWEC Foundation to have Telma's wise counsel! Telma was involved with IWEC's Conference in Shanghai last year through her affiliation with CEIBS Telma Ortiz Rocasolano is an economist by training, who spent her early career working on the frontline in humanitarian relief projects for large NGO’s, [...]
Rosa Santana, Dreamer, Visionary, Trailblazer – Toyota’s Golden Girl
“When you are a visionary and have the passion and drive to succeed, you are going to succeed in anything you do,” says Rosa Santana, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Santana Group; a group of companies providing innovative outsourcing solutions to organizations across all industries. Rosa is [...]
How Nigeria Can Connect Women Entrepreneurs to Global Export Market
The International Trade Centre (ITC) is working with the Nigerian Exports Promotion Council (NEPC) to empower more women entrepreneurs in the global export market IWEC Foundation is a partner with the ITC By News Wire for NAIJA247News The International Trade Centre (ITC) is working with the Nigerian Exports Promotion [...]
An Entrepreneur for the Underrepresented
A personal tragedy forced Bangladesh-based Sohani Hossain(53) to venture into business. Though initially perturbed, she resolved to not give up and learn on the go by Entrepreneur Staff ENTREPRENEUR STAFF for Entrepreneur Magazine March 21, 2019 Now, Sohani Hossain's business clocks a turnover of BDT 400-600 crore. ($5.6 million) [...]
Women Tech Entrepreneurs Sought as Nominations Open for 2019 AWIEF Awards
Nominations for the women tech entrepreneurs awards can be submitted across eight categories that include the Tech Entrepreneur Award, Young Entrepreneur Awards, and the Social Entrepreneur Award. The deadline for nominations is 15 May. By Staff Reporter for VentureBurn The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (Awief) has opened a call for [...]
Why So Few Women in the Boardroom? Because Men Won’t Listen to Them
Here’s a deal – we’ll stop the fuss about gender if the other half will just occasionally shut up Here’s Charlotte Valeur, chair of the Institute of Directors, telling us that big companies don’t have more women on their boards because the companies lie. by Christina Patterson for The Guardian [...]
IWEC Foundation Welcomes Women’s Business Development Council as an Affiliate Partner
Located in Connecticut, US, the organization is spearheaded by Fran Pastore Welcome Fran! Fran Pastore is the Founder and CEO of the Women's Business Development Council (WBDC), Connecticut’s leading organization championing the independence of women through entrepreneurship. Ms. Pastore is a devoted catalyst of women’s economic equity across the [...]
IWEC Foundation Appoints Telma Ortiz Rocasolano, CEIBS, China, to the Board of Directors
Telma divides her professional time promoting, supporting and developing the work of two leading business schools, ESERP Business and Law School (Kingdom of Spain) and CEIBS (People’s Republic of China/European Union). IWEC Foundation welcomes Telma to the board! Ms. Telma Ortiz Rocasolano is an economist by training, who spent [...]