Overall Percentage of Women Directors of the 200 largest companies globally only increases slightly to 22.4%  [Washington, DC, November 6, 2019] While the percentage of women board directors serving European companies remains higher than on boards of U.S. companies, the number of U.S. companies placing more women directors is pushing into Europe’s recent dominance. According to a new report by Corporate Women Directors International (CWDI) e...

Key4Women representatives are putting 1,000 hours towards helping women business owners during National Women’s Small Business Month CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 2019) — KeyBank is helping women business owners across the nation by volunteering 1,000 hours to help provide the expertise and guidance they need to succeed during National Women’s Small Business Month. Approximately 200 Key4Women representatives are each spending five hours with KeyBank c...

New York, NY – November 4, 2019 -- The Women Presidents’ Organization, the international membership organization for successful women entrepreneurs, has announced a leadership transition. Camille Burns, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer, as of November 1, 2019. Dr. Marsha Firestone, WPO President & Founder, will remain in her current role through the end of 2020, at which time sh...

BMW Manufacturing Co., Georgia Power, IBEX IT Business Experts, InfoMart, InTandem Promotions, iSuccess Consulting, Nika White Consulting, Secondary Solutions, Spartanburg Meat Processing Co., and SunTrust Banks garner top honors at the annual event ATLANTA, November 13, 2019 -- The Greater Women’s Business Council (GWBC), the largest provider of certification and development resources for women business enterprises (WBEs) in Georgia, South Carol...

Chicago — October 8, 2019: Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global™ (wegg®) today officially launched weggchat™, an educational series designed to help women leaders interested in expanding the global reach of their businesses, announced Laurel Delaney, president of wegg®. “We are very proud to introduce weggchat™ as a resource to women entrepreneurs,” said Delaney. “We believe the implementation of this new and interactive series will help empower women...

One woman dreams of providing shelter to anyone living on the street. Another woman envisions every young black girl becoming a math wizard. And yet another sees an end to partying and vacationing college students falling victim to drug-spiked drinks. These women aren’t just dreamers. They’re do-ers. They turned their socially conscious ideas into scalable businesses, and as a result, won investment capital from the Ford Motor Company Fund. They ...

METAIRIE, La., July 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Women's Business Enterprise Council South (WBEC South), a regional partner organization of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), announces its 25th Anniversary in 2019. Throughout the year, WBEC South commemorates 25 Years of Collective Impact at events across the region and highlights powerful partnerships between women business enterprises (WBEs) and corporations. More than 80...

Cary, NC, October 1, 2019 – Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women magazine, has opened the nominations for the 2020 Enterprising Women of the Year Award. Widely considered the most prestigious global award recognition for accomplished women entrepreneurs, the 2020 Awards will be presented to winners on March 31, 2020, the final evening of the Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration & Conference. The conference also ...

WBE Canada is excited to announce that Manjit Minhas, co-founder of Minhas Breweries and Distillery and star of CBC’s Dragons’ Den is the keynote speaker at this year’s 10th Annual Conference & Gala, being held at the Toronto Congress Centre, November 14, 2019. As the co-founder of a now $155 million brewery, Manjit Minhas is living proof that women can – and should – achieve success in even the most male-dominated industries. With her family...

More Than 300 Women-Owned Businesses and Fortune 500 Companies Celebrate WBEC South’s 25th Anniversary METAIRIE, La., – September 18, 2019 – It will be A Night to Remember as the Women’s Business Enterprise Council South (WBEC South), a regional partner organization of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), celebrates its 25th Anniversary at the annual WE Summit & Awards Gala on September 26, 2019 in New Orleans. More than ...

By Mary Ellen HoldenGoing back-to-school is exciting when you are empowered to take charge and design your future. To inspire kids, Nickelodeon is premiering Middle School Moguls, a new four-part CG-animated series of half-hour specials to kick off the school year with lessons in entrepreneurship. This limited series, which yields maximum impact, will debut at 11 a.m. ET/PT on Sunday, September 8th. The weekly series follows four girls with diver...

This year nominations were received from 56 different countries and provided a vivid look at the inspiring work that women - and men - around the world are doing to support the economic empowerment of women. The recipients cover a wide range of activities on six continents and we are proud to be able to recognize the vital work that they do, often with few resources and many obstacles. TIAW will be presenting the awards on October 18, 2019 during...