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 a special dinner at the Royal Automobile Club of ...

The 2019 National Women’s Business Conference, hosted by NAWBO, will be held October 13-15 in Jacksonville, Florida—at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront. NAWBO’s Annual Membership Meeting is on October 13, followed by the National Women’s Business Conference on October 14-15. About the Conference ThemeThis year’s theme is “Our Time Is Now.” Success is a combination of being at the right place, at the right time, and doing something about it. For entrepreneurs and women in gener...

Inspiring, Engaging and Empowering Women Entrepreneurs, the 2019 Power of Partnering Marketplace and Golf Tournament is set for August 26-27 in Atlanta ATLANTA – August 8, 2019 – The Greater Women’s Business Council (GWBC), the leading provider of certification and development resources for women business enterprises (WBEs) in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, has secured Dr. Shawne Duperon as keynote speaker for its 2019 Power of Partnering (POP) Marketplace conference, an annual even...

Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” – Section 1 of the Equal Rights Amendment WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today hosted a panel of bipartisan experts outlining why Congress should remove the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA has been ratified by 37 states, leaving it one state from ratification. Cardin and Murkowski are the lead...

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 800 certified WBEs in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississipp...

Raleigh, NC June, 2019 – NAWBO Greater Raleigh has named Shelten LLC President and Founder, Shelli Tench, as its 2018 -2019 Woman Business Owner of the Year. Shelli Tench is the founder and president of Shelten LLC, a Raleigh, NC-based brand awareness company. She is a keynote speaker and published author on topics related to digital marketing and brand awareness best practices.In the last seven years, Shelli has grown Shelten LLC from a small social media company to a nationally recognized bran...

Success in the over-the-counter pharmaceutical market can seem unattainable for independent drug inventors and entrepreneurs. However, shelf space at CVS and Rite Aid is in reach for pharmaceutical entrepreneurs who invest in the product early and often, optimize by streamlining, and understand a product’s value to the customer. As the inventor of the top-selling RELEEV® Cold Sore formula, my experience entrepreneurially building Merix Pharmaceuticals illustrates the importance of these strategi...

When it comes to shopping and buying, the Millennial generation appears to play by its own rules. And businesses that fail to understand the Millennial mindset are destined to fall behind their competition – and perhaps plummet into irrelevancy, says Gui Costin (www.guicostin.com), an entrepreneur, consultant and author of Millennials Are Not Aliens. “Millennials are changing how we buy, how we sell, how we vacation, how we invest, and just about everything else,” Costin says. “If you’re running...