9 Lessons From Warren Buffett For Entrepreneurs
The lesson here for entrepreneurs is to understand the impact of emerging trends because these trends create opportunity for entrepreneurs and dis-opportunity for entrenched corporations. Another key lesson is to admit your mistake so you can decide whether or not to change. by Dileep Rao,Contributor for Forbes Based on his [...]
Digital Acceleration:The Right C-Suite Expertise
To find the right digital leader, or leaders, for an organization, we propose that you should first ask: “Where is my organization today in our digital acceleration journey?” We define “digital acceleration” as an organization’s ability to effectively employ new technologies to innovate its current operating model and customer [...]
How One $3.9 Billion Company- Etsy -Is Encouraging Workplace Diversity And Millennial Entrepreneurship
For 14 years, one company has advocated for female empowerment year-round. Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods by Christine Michel Carter,Contributor for Forbes March 4, 2019 Photo: Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. PEXELS This Women’s History Month, in light of the [...]
See Her, Be Her: Celebrating the 2019 WEBNC Women’s Business Enterprise Stars-Two IWEC Past Awardees to Be Honored
Two IWEC Past Awardees to Be Honored Betty Manetta, CEO Argent Associates, Inc. and Hetal Parikh, Rangam Consultants Inc. Each year, WBENC honors 14 exemplary women business leaders with the nation's premier award for excellence in business leadership — the WEBNC Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) Star Award. These successful [...]
ExxonMobil Provides Grants to Support Women Entrepreneurs
The company procures about $500 million a year from women-owned businesses. “Research shows that when women manage their incomes, they invest in the health, education and well-being of their families,” said Suzanne McCarron, chair of the ExxonMobil Foundation. by Industry Week Staff | Mar 08, 2019 In association with International Women’s [...]
She Came, She Saw, She Conquered: 8 Women Who Changed The World
The next time you wear blue jeans or use a stir-fry pan, thank these entrepreneurial women. Here's a look at eight game-changers for Women's History Month by By Kristen Wong for The Story Exchange photo: Annie Easley was hired by NASA to be a human computer. Her contributions have led [...]
Super Women Achiever Award for IWEC Past Awardee Vino Govender, CEO, LA Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
Vino accepted her Women Achiever Award at the 6th World Women Leadership Conference in Mumbai She became an IWEC Awardee in 2017 at the conference held on the campus of Microsoft by Bianca Lalbahadur For Chatsworth Rising Sun, India The Women Achiever Award recognizes and appreciates the profound role [...]
Facebook Teamed Up With the World Bank and OECD on a Study of Women in 95 Countries
The social network is also marking International Women's Day with Female Founders events 39 percent of people identifying as owners or managers of small businesses on the social platform are women. by David Cohen for AdWeek Facebook is marking International Women’s Day March 8 with initiatives including new research about women [...]
WBE Stars: Olsa Martini and Hannah Kain, IWEC Past Awardee: -Interviews with The Stars
Interviews with two immigrant women who have been successful in their entrepreneurial endeavors WBE Pacific Blog Features IWEC Past Awardee, Hannah Kain, CEO, Alom This week, we are revealing two Women Business Enterprise Stars, as part of our 3-week series leading up to the announcement of WBEC Pacific’s 2019 [...]
IWEC Foundation Launches “Women Who Lead” Podcast Series
Today we launched the IWEC Foundation Podcast series with our first guest, Ruth A. Davis, former US Ambassador and Chairwoman of the foundation. Ruth has had an incredibly powerful career with the US State Department in foreign service and has dedicated her life to public service and to the [...]