Friday, April 26

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Are You a Female Entrepreneur? Check out These Business Loans for Women
BUSINESS

Are You a Female Entrepreneur? Check out These Business Loans for Women

Access to capital continues to be the most critical problem every business owner hoping to expand their business faces. Being a woman in business, especially a Latino female, complicates things further. Did you know Latino women-owned businesses grew 87 percent between 2005 and 2007? Most Latino-owned firms stay small, however, with only 2 percent raking in more than $1 million in annual revenue. Why do they stay small? The answer is limited access to capital. Are you a female entrepreneur? Camino Financial provides a great resource for business loans for women.   Latino Businesses Contributed $71 Billion to the Economy in 2014 Limited access to capital explains why Latino-owned businesses don't grow as much as they otherwise would. In 2017, 14 percent of Black-owned firms with more t...
Women are Taking the Centre Stage in Saudi Arabia
INSPIRATIONAL

Women are Taking the Centre Stage in Saudi Arabia

New Delhi, Delhi, India- A commercial bank in Saudi Arabia appointing a woman as a CEO; a woman becoming the dean of a renowned medical college; women and men attending the recent Comic Con event in Jeddah; Women-only gymnasiums gaining traction; celebration of first ever Women’s Day - Women in Saudi Arabia are well on their way to have similar rights as their male counterparts. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a progressive leadership & a formative Vision 2030 document is fast becoming a society well in-sync with the developments of the rest of the world. A traditional society with deep respect for its culture, values and its belief system, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has an innate regard for the role of women in society. One the biggest development has been in the financial sect...
Delhi 22nd in Top 25 Global Cities For Women Entrepreneurs
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Delhi 22nd in Top 25 Global Cities For Women Entrepreneurs

Delhi, at the 22nd spot, is the only Indian city to feature in tech giant Dells 2016 Women Entrepreneur Cities Index (WE Cities) that looks at a city's ability to attract and foster growth of women-owned firms. New York, the San Francisco Bay Area, London, Stockholm and Singapore were the top five cities for high-potential women entrepreneurs, Dell said in a statement. "WE Cities is the only global gender-specific index that looks at a city's ability to attract and foster growth in firms founded by women entrepreneurs," it added. Cities, instead of countries, were identified in order to show the impact of local policies and programs in addition to national laws and customs, it said. The report takes into account characteristics like capital, technology, talent, culture and mark...