Enterprising Women Connector

When it comes to pitching new business leads,” says Laurie, “everybody says ‘Don’t talk about what you do; talk about what you do for them…’ but then no one tells you how to do it!”

Oklahoma City, OK, September 11, 2018 - For the past 13 years, Oklahoma City-based non-profit, the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women's (IEEW) PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® program, in partnership with Northwood University, has held ten-week courses for women business owners in Kabul, Afghanistan and in Kigali City, Rwanda. This week, the application to attend the 13th class of entrepreneurs went live online; it will also be distributed by past students to potential candidates.

Cash flow. These two words strike fear into the heart of many business owners, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Allison Maslan explains:

After Serena Williams was penalized a game for arguing with the chair umpire, Serena stated that men have said far worse things than she did without being penalized a full game.  People are wondering if Serena were a man standing on the court would there even be an issue? Is there a double standard in sports, business, and in everyday interactions regarding how men and women communicate during unpleasant confrontations?

With study after study showing that gender-diverse companies are more profitable than male-dominated ones, it’s hard to reconcile that in 2018, women hold just 20 percent of tech industry jobs. And only one in ten Silicon Valley executives is a woman.