Displaying items by tag: Women Entrepreneurs

When Dorchester resident Michelle Miller Groves named her startup Social Good Marketing, she knew she would have to do something to impact the community. By targeting her integrated marketing services to nonprofits and setting up an internship program helping college students get experience with small businesses, she has done just that....

The Small Business Administration recently announced its results of annual contracts issued for the year 2013 and once again, the government has failed to meet its goal of awarding 5% of its contracts to women-owned small businesses.According to the newly released data, 4.35% of contracts were awarded to female business owners, making last year...

brownbelle creator Mariama Bramble at Fashion Bomb Daily's 'Cocktails with Claire' event in Washington, D.C.For her 18th birthday, Mariama Bramble got a sewing machine. It’s the type of gift only a mother could give and, indeed, it was from her mother, Debra. A creative at heart, Ms. Bramble was sewing clothing she’d dreamed up: denim...

BLACK ENTERPRISE has brought together thousands of women who are serious about making power moves at the annual Women of Power Summit, now in its ninth year. Executives, entrepreneurs and innovators network, bond and share ideas that help them move their businesses, their careers and their personal lives forward. They also honor the leaders among...

A new study from the Center for American Progress, 'The State of Women of Color in the United States,' illustrates the significant gains African-American women have made in the realm of business......

The National Women’s Business Council’s (NWBC) latest research reveals government performance and trends in procurement as it relates to women-owned small businesses.As the government’s only independent voice for women entrepreneurs, the NWBC’s intensive research reveals vital data and gives substantive tips to help women...

A new infographic released Tuesday by the National Women’s Business Council illustrating the economic clout of women-led businesses.“Successful women-led businesses have a variety of trajectories and strategies for growth, and there is no one right way to grow a business,” said Emily K. Bruno, Research and Policy Director for...

A new report measures the rates of female entrepreneurship and the sentiments of female business owners around the world....

A woman who could be considered Africa's Oprah Winfrey is launching an entertainment network that will be beamed into nearly every country on the continent with programs showcasing its burgeoning middle class......

Despite the difficult economic climate during the recent recession, women-owned businesses performed just as well as men-owned businesses during the period 2007 – 2010, and in many cases outperformed their peers.However, in today’s newly released analysis by the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC), the data demonstrates...