Enterprising Women Connector

The Millennial generation - which generally refers to individuals born between 1980-1996 - continues to fascinate businesses. Millennials are now the biggest cohort in the workforce and are opening the majority of small businesses. That means they hold a lot of power, both through the products and services they purchase and by way of social influence. Companies are motivated to understand Millennials and win them over.

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Special Event Company CEO, Sally Webb Berry, CSEP, accepted the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award at The Special Event Show Gala Awards on Feb. 1. The honor, decided upon annually by the advisory board of Special Eventsmagazine, is one of the most prestigious accolades in the event and meeting industry. Webb Berry is a widely recognized industry leader with more than 30 years of experience in event planning and production, beginning her career in the UK. The Special Event Show is attended by 6,000 global event producers each year.

Join Enterprising Women Publisher Monica Smiley, as well as leaders and members of many of the top women business owner organizations on a Fall 2018 cruise aboard the Carnival Sunshine, Oct. 28 - Nov. 2!

STEMconnector released new research on the forces and factors that underlie the STEM talent gap, providing direction for further investment by industry, higher education, government, and nonprofits to eliminate barriers to opportunity for individuals across the STEM talent pipeline. The first-of-its kind report, The State of STEM: Defining the Landscape to Determine High-Impact Pathways for the Future Workforce, delivers a comprehensive view of the STEM ecosystem, identifying major players in the space for the purpose of fostering cross-sector collaboration to solve talent challenges.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 26, 2017, Saudi Arabia lifted the country's longstanding prohibition on women motorists that had been in place since 1990. The royal decree, which will not only give women the right to mobility but will also reduce unemployment rates in the country, is set to take effect by June of this year.