Women Do Wonders for Entrepreneurship Worldwide

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International Women's Day is right around the corner: Wednesday, March 8.  What better time than now to highlight the successes and challenges faced by women around the world and the need to support them, reinforce their confidence, and encourage their abilities so that they can become strong leaders.

The International Business Times, India spoke to multiple successful female entrepreneurs who have become torchbearers in their field and can lead the way for other women.

Read more here.

And what better time than now to also mention Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global, a nonprofit I [Laurel Delaney] started June, 2015, with a mission to educate women business owners and entrepreneurs worldwide on how to go global so they can run healthier businesses and create a new future for themselves, their families and their community.

Our vision is a world where every woman business owner has the opportunity and ability to take their business global wherever they may be located.

Learn about our educational programs here.  Our next N/C webinar is 3/8.

Will the Next Steve Jobs Be a Woman?

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Where there is a will and talent, there's a way.  A rising tide of successful female entrepreneurs, who are gutsy, confident and smart, is set to reshape “most admired” business lists and I am convinced many will take the global road.

Another study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation revealed that women-led tech companies have a 35 per cent higher return on investment and, when backed by venture firms, generate revenues 12 per cent higher than comparable male-run tech companies.

Will the next Steve Jobs be a woman?  High-profile US businesswoman, investor and founder of Springboard Enterprises Kay Koplovitz says, "People invest in people, not products."

Learn more:  Women in startups the new disruptors