St. PAUL, Minn. (October 11, 2019) – Ten ethnic-minority entrepreneurs from across the country competed in the final event for Meda’s Million Dollar Challenge Powered by Chase at the Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) Studios in St. Paul as part of Twin Cities Startup Week. $1 million in financing was awarded to the following companies:  Phenomix Sciences – Co-Founder, Dr. Andres Acosta, Rochester & St. Paul wins $500,000Care+Wear – Co-Found...

New campaign urges conferences, event organizers and venues to support gender-balance, diversity and inclusion on stageBOSTON – December 5, 2019 – Innovation Women, an online visibility bureau for entrepreneurial, technical and professional women, today announced the launch of a new campaign calling on event organizers and venues to declare their events “No-Manel Zones.” “Manel” is industry jargon for a panel of featured speakers at a conference ...

(Washington, DC – December 3, 2019) -- Today’s business world is digital, data-driven and cloud-enabled. To wow customers in this digital age, a customer-first outlook is critical in many aspects of business, driven by big data as the competitive differentiator of market success. The 2019 Women Presidents’ Educational Organization (WPEO) Breakthrough Breakfast on December 3rd took a close look at The Impact of Digital Disruption and how it is aff...

Franny Tacy, Co-CEO of Franny’s Farmacy, is the first female hemp farmer in North Carolina in over 75 years. Franny is one of the preeminent experts of all things hemp, participates in the hemp Research Trials with North Carolina State University, has a TEDx speech on hemp, and is a founder of the non-profit Women in Hemp. Located only 10 miles from downtown Asheville, North Carolina, the hardworking farmers at Franny’s Farm use sustainable, rege...

We are proud to announce that Virginia Littlejohn, co-founder of Quantum Leaps, NAWBO leader, and dynamic, outspoken trailblazer, and advocate for women's entrepreneurship, received the 2019 Gold Award for Lifetime Achievement (Non-Profit) at the Stevie Awards for Women in Business gala on Nov. 15, 2019, in NYC. Hear Virginia's energized acceptance speech on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4lwZo7ff9Y Hear her Stevie Award interview on...

Bank of America and Babson College Research Finds Successful Women Entrepreneurs Face Barriers Beyond Capital, Yet Forge Ahead Through Grit, Resilience and Leadership Bank of America and Babson College today announced the findings of a new study of women entrepreneurs and how they overcome challenges to business growth beyond venture funding. The study, part of a larger research collaboration between Babson’s Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Le...