Celebrate With wegg® on 3/24 For the 2026 Gail Adinamis wegg® Award for Exemplary Global Leadership Announcement

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The Gail Adinamis wegg® Award for Exemplary Global Leadership® honors and celebrates Gail Adinamis, who has been crucial to the growth and success of Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®.

About the award

The annual award honors a wegg stakeholder who has gone out of her way to connect, create, contribute, and collaborate with wegg, and forge alliances that have proven helpful.  These are traits that define an exemplary global leader.

Successful entrepreneur Gail Adinamis was founder and CEO of GlobalCare Clinical Trials, LLC.  Established in 2010, GlobalCare Clinical Trials brings Phase I-IV clinical trials to patients, instead of the other way around.  Today, the company’s in-home and alternate-site nursing services can be found in more than 65 countries.  The company was acquired by LabCorp in July, 2020, further expanding it’s decentralized clinical trials capabilities globally.

True global leaders like Gail Adinamis and many others who will follow in her footsteps are defined not only by their worldly knowledge and connections, nor by the global opportunities they seize, but by how they contribute to the improvement and growth of others.

Past awardees can be found here.

Register (free of charge) to celebrate with wegg virtually on Tuesday, March 24th at 10 AM CT: https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/about/the-gail-adinamis-wegg-award/   

Success On Her Terms With Nancy Sharp, CEO of Food For Thought Enterprises

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Success On Her Terms (SoHT) is a dynamic four-part series presented by Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global (wegg) and in collaboration with Merrill's Baldwin Marcovici Group.

It is designed to spotlight high-potential, growth-stage women entrepreneurs who share their personal journeys and offer actionable insights to women on how to align purpose, people, and profit while building and scaling a business.

Join us today, February 3, 2026 at 11 AM CT – LIVE – when Nancy Sharp, CEO of Food For Thought Enterprises talks about "Deciding What Matters Most."  The conversation is moderated by Alex Didac, the Baldwin Marcovici Group.  This is program 2.

To learn more and to register, visit: https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/programs/success-on-her-terms/  

Note:  The Global Small Business Blog has been in operation since 2004 and is ranked number one in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global.  As of February 1, 2026, we have more than 900,000 readers on a monthly basis.

Today in Global Small Business: How Businesses Are Manipulating ChatGPT Results

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Great article by Christopher Mims in the WSJ (gifted so you should get access) on how businesses are manipulating ChatGPT results.
• "Deciding What Matters Most" – Success On Her Terms wegginar® hosted by Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global, considered the best resource for women entrepreneurs and business owners who want to learn from other women business owners on how to expand their businesses globally, featuring episode #2 with Nancy Sharp, founder and CEO, Food for Thought Enterprises.  Register free of charge here thanks to the Baldwin Marcovici Group (Merrill Lynch).
• Quote of the week:  "Beijing benefits when the U.S. damages its own standing or retreats from global leadership, but China's own efforts to project state-sponsored soft power have produced mixed results." – Lizzi Lee, a fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute
• U.S. opens doors to tariffs on imports from countries supplying oil to Cuba.
• How to increase sales in the clothing business.
• How to lead when confidence is down, pressure is up and there's more uncertainty ahead.

Note:  The Global Small Business Blog has been in operation since 2004 and is ranked number one in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global.  As of February 1, 2026, we have more than 900,000 readers on a monthly basis.

Building Ms. Jetsetter Beyond the Idea (wegginar® 2/4/26)

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You don't want to miss this wegginar® – February 4th at 11 AM CT – LIVE with Tracey McGhee, Founder & CEO, Ms. Jetsetter when she will talk about "From Idea to Market:  Building Ms. Jetsetter Beyond the Idea."

To learn more and to register (free of charge thanks to Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global's generous sponsors as shown in the graphic), visit: https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/2026/01/07/from-idea-to-market-building-ms-jetsetter-beyond-the-idea-stage/.  

Eager to Present My [Laurel Delaney's] Global Trade Trends Report 2026 (wegginar® 1/7/26)

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I [Laurel Delaney] always go into monk mode from right around Christmas to the New Year to create my Global Trade Trends Report 2026 that is nothing less than 40 slides with a theme this year of Ireland – for those who need graphic appeal and not the boring globes on every slide :-(.

Hope you can join me on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 11 AM CT.  I'll cover a bunch of relevant global trade trends – from the global economy to supply chain issues to tariffs and AI.  There will be a bit of jumping around but that's exactly what we have to deal with as business owners this year.

Go here to register free of charge thanks to Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global's amazing sponsors: https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/2025/12/03/laurel-delaneys-global-trade-trends-report-2026/.

And check out wegg's amazing sponsors:  APCO, Associated Bank, FedEx, FLOMO, GlobalCare Clinical Trials, JPMorgan Chase, LuxLined, Merrill, SciAps and VISA.

See you there!  Looking forward!

Laurel Delaney's Global Trade Trends Report 2026 (wegginar® 1/7)

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What should we all be focusing on for next year beyond AI?  Find out by joining me [Laurel Delaney] when I present the Global Trade Trends Report 2026 on January 7, 2026 at 11 AM CT.

To learn more and to register free of charge, visit:  https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/2025/12/03/laurel-delaneys-global-trade-trends-report-2026/

Happy Global Entrepreneurship Week from wegg®

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Happy Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) which is an annual, international initiative that celebrates and supports entrepreneurs through a week of events, competitions, and activities held in November.

The week-long event runs for one week each November.  For 2025, it is November 17-23.  

It's an opportunity for aspiring founders, seasoned business owners, and other innovators to connect with mentors, collaborators, and fellow entrepreneurs.

Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® (wegg®) shared its latest How She Went Global® podcast so the world can discover how a woman business owner takes a business global. 

Check out the offering for GEW here:  https://www.genglobal.org/events/how-she-went-globalr-podcast-produced-women-entrepreneurs-grow-global.  Go direct to wegg's website to listen to the podcast with Jackie Samuelson, Founder of Alpha Lady, LLC here.

Learn more about the Global Entrepreneurship Network.  Have fun!

Success On Her Terms: "Finding Your True North" With Shelly Sun Berkowitz, CEO of Founder 2 Founder

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Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global unveils its newest and most exciting program yet!  "Success On Her Terms," a dynamic four-part series presented by Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® in collaboration with Merrill’s Baldwin Marcovici Group and moderated by Alex Didac.

It is designed to spotlight high-potential, growth-stage women entrepreneurs who share their personal journeys and offer actionable insights on how to align purpose, people, and profit while building and scaling a business.

Join wegg® for the *first session* – Finding Your True North – in our four-part series on Tuesday, November 4th at 11 AM CT with Shelly Sun Berkowitz, founder and Executive Chair of BrightStar Care, a national home care franchise system she built over 20 years, scaled to over 400 locations, and led through a majority sale in 2025. 

Shelly now serves as CEO of her advisory firm, Founder 2 Founder, where she is helping other founders scale, sell, and secure their business legacies. Through her family office, Next Phase Capital (NPC), Shelly offers patient, values-aligned capital to franchise businesses. 

Shelly will be talking about clarity, resilience, and redefining success in a way that protects both your ambition and your well-being.

To learn more and to register (free of charge) for the first session that Shelly is kicking off, visit: https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/programs/success-on-her-terms/

I [Laurel Delaney] hope to see you there!  

Come Celebrate With Us – wegg® Turns 10!

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Secure your tickets today for the Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® 10-year anniversary gala hosted at the swanky Tortoise Supper Club in Chicago on Thursday, November 6, 2025 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. CT

Enjoy exceptional food, signature cocktails, lively conversation, and a soundtrack curated entirely by women artists – plus gift bags filled with products made by women. And to top it all off, the evening will be emceed by the sensational Whitney Reynolds of the Whitney Reynolds Show.

This women-focused event is to celebrate women entrepreneurs and women business owners and is made possible by the generous support of sponsors APCO and JPMorgan Chase.

Hurry – more than half the house is already sold!

Purchase your tickets: https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/about/10yr-anniversary/

And if you are unable to attend, I hope you will consider making a gift. Your generosity helps wegg maintain the sustainable, responsive resources that empower women business owners like you.  Join us in giving the gift of growth!

• Unable to attend, visit:  https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/about/10yr-anniversary/ – to make a donation.
• Become a wegg® Angel:  https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/donate/

Thank you so much.  Full disclosure:  I [Laurel Delaney] am the founder and president of wegg®.

Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global 10th Anniversary Gala 11/6/25 in Chicago!

Secure your tickets today for the Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® 10th anniversary gala, featuring Whitney Reynolds of the Whitney Reynolds Show as emcee. This women-focused event is made possible by the generous support of sponsors APCO and JPMorgan Chase. Hurry – half the house is already sold!

Grab your tickets: https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/about/10yr-anniversary/

Full disclosure:  I [Laurel Delaney] am the founder and president of wegg®.

Founder Sonsoles Gonzalez to Discuss Redefining Beauty After 50 In Upcoming wegginar® on 10/1/25

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If only we could turn back the hands of time on age – but when it comes to beauty, we can absolutely enhance and improve it. And that, dear reader, is exactly what you’ll discover in our upcoming wegginar® with Sonsoles Gonzalez, Founder, Better Not Younger on Wednesday, October 1st at 11 AM CT.

What's to know about Sonsoles Gonzalez?  Everything.

Sonsoles Gonzales is a global CPG executive, CEO, and Board Member with 25+ years leading billion-dollar growth for iconic beauty, body, and hair brands at Procter & Gamble and L’Oréal. She has expanded global markets, revitalized underperforming brands, and managed multi-billion-dollar P&Ls across Latin America, North America, EMEA, and Asia.

As founder of Better Not Younger, the first beauty brand created for women 40+, she combined deep industry expertise with personal insight to deliver innovative haircare that empowers women to look and feel their best at any age.

What can you expect to learn by participating in the wegginar?  Plenty.

• It’s never too late to start something new
• A personal insight can be turned into a business opportunity
• Courage beats comfort – growth happens when we step outside the safe zone
• We rise together – because we grow with the strength of a community
• Think global, act smart.  Even if you’re not global yet, a global mindset shapes how you build and lead

To learn more and to register free of charge thanks to wegg's sponsors, visit: https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/2025/09/03/from-corporate-powerhouse-to-founder-redefining-beauty-after-50/

I'll be moderating the call and look forward to connecting with you.

Note:  We've reached over 460,000 readers this month.  Thank you!

How She Went Global® podcast with Ming Chen, President and CEO, MSL Global Express (9/15/25)

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🌟 ☀ 🌟 🌏   Just dropped (September 15, 2025) – the 55th episode of the wegg® How She Went Global® Podcast with Ming Chen, President and CEO of MSL Global Express, Inc., "Charting New Routes: A Woman Entrepreneur in Global Logistics," – sponsored by VISA and Associated Bank.

Her company moves goods around the world via air, sea, or land – handling all aspects of the transaction. Listen to her inspiring journey at your leisure.🌟 ☀ 🌟 🌎  

Say Hello to wegg® DOBO™

How She Went Global® Podcast with Robyn Zlotkin, CEO of Sword Performance

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Robyn Zlotkin (pictured), Hydration CEO of Sword Performance, discusses what her company offers, what makes it distinctive, who her ideal customers are, why Australia is a growth market for Sword Performance, and what has been a significant game-changer for her company’s products in the latest How She Went Global® podcast.  Tune in.

wegg® Daughters of Business Owners (wegg DOBO™)

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Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® (wegg®) – a Chicago-based nonprofit organization with a mission to educate, inspire, and nurture women business owners and entrepreneurs worldwide – proudly announces wegg Daughters of Business Owners (wegg DOBO™), a groundbreaking initiative designed specifically for women preparing to take the reins of their family businesses.

Learn more here.

Lisa Bamford Discusses Going Rogue: When Creativity Drives International Business (wegginar® 2/5)

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Join Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® for their next informative and engaging wegginar®, "Going Rogue:  When Creativity Drives International Business," with Lisa Bamford, Director of Global Marketing and Business Development at Sciencix, a manufacturer for analytical laboratory instruments used in medical research.

About Lisa Bamford:

The first season of Lisa Bamford's career unfolded in Nashville, TN in the music and entertainment business, including concert tours, recording sessions, and performances at the Grand Ole Opry. After losing her father to cancer, Lisa pivoted to the field of medical research laboratories, which would eventually lead her to Sciencix.

In 2023, Sciencix was honored at the White House as the U.S. SBA’s National Exporter of the Year winner for excellent support to laboratories in over 100 countries. In 2024, Sciencix received the Governor’s Excellence Award from the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina for notable international business growth that expanded the state’s global presence and ecosystem. Lisa then went back to Washington, D.C. to receive the President’s “E” Award by the U.S. Department of Commerce for her strategies to generate international business growth.

Lisa holds a Bachelor of Music from Meredith College, post graduate studies in Education and Pedagogy from Belmont University, and a Master of Science from Grand Canyon University. She is President of the NC World Trade Association Triangle Chapter, is a statewide board member of the NCWTA, and serves on the Statewide Advisory Board for the Small Business & Technology Development Center.

Here's what she will discuss during her wegginar:

• How to Turn “Oh, No!” Into “What If?”
• Combine Creative and Analytical Thinking to Fill in Unexpected Gaps
• Don’t Overlook the Humanity in International Business
• And more!

To learn more and to register, visit here.  The program is free of charge thanks to generous sponsors as noted on the graphic.

Celebrating Successes and Happy Holidays at Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®

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To learn more about Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® and the team behind wegg®, visit: https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/about/board-of-directors-and-team/.  

Sisu Global Health's Gillian Henker Presents "Providing Access to Blood for a World in Need" (wegginar®)

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Gillian Henker, Co-Founder & President is a two-time founder with a proven track record of execution. Gillian is the primary inventor of Hemafuse and two other medical technologies. She led Hemafuse development, global regulatory clearances (including FDA), and launch in 5 countries across Africa, Asia, and Europe.

She has been published in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, has presented at the Midwest Biomedical Engineering Career Conference and Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Developing Countries Seminar in London, and was named Baltimore Technologist of the Year. 

Wouldn't you love to meet her and pick her brain?  Now is your chance. Attend Women Entrepreneur Grow Global's free of charge wegginar® with Gillian presenting, "Providing Access to Blood for a World in Need," on Wednesday, June 5th at 11 AM CT.  The free of charge program is due to wegg's amazing, supportive sponsors as noted in the graphic.  

See you there!

Women Entrepreneurs Are a Dynamic Force in Global Growth

Entrepreneurs are among the most dynamic drivers of global economic growth, and women are laying claim to the role in greater numbers than ever.  In the U.S., for example, research shows that women-owned businesses are growing at twice the rate of all others. Yet, according to the World Bank, women continue to face enormous obstacles, including powerful social constraints, limited time and a lack of training. 

Questions addressed in the discussion hosted by The Milken Institute and moderated by Rick Smith, Co-Founder and Managing Director, CrossCut Ventures:  How have today's most successful female entrepreneurs triumphed over the most challenging circumstances, and what still threatens to derail them? How can we continue to expand opportunities for women to truly level the playing field?

To learn more about the fierce force of women entrepreneurs, visit Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®.

The Power of Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® (video with Dr. Chris Wachira)