Ten years ago the US Congress passed the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), designed to provide economic development assistance to lesser developed economies in sub-Saharan Africa and open up trade opportunities. While the act has been criticized by some as not in keeping with WTO provisions, it has benefited trade between the US and [...]
Archive for July, 2010
AGOA Ten Years On; How are Women Faring?
Posted in business, women's business development, women's enterprise development, tagged Africa, African Women's Entrepreneurship Program, AGOA, Brookings Institution, empowering women, Julie Weeks, women's business development, women's empowerment, women's enterprise, Womenable on July 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Whither Women-Owned Firms in the US? New Census Data Shed Some Light
Posted in business, women's business development, women's business ownership, women's enterprise development, tagged Survey of Business Owners, US Census Bureau, women-owned business, women-owned firms, Womenable on July 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the news we womenablers have been waiting for anxiously for some time now – the release of the most recent statistics (albeit from 2007) on the number, economic clout, and growth of women-owned enterprises. The latest facts were released today by the US Census Bureau, and this is what they show: As of 2007, [...]
Whither Women’s Enterprise in the US? A New Roadmap Points the Way
Posted in business, women's business development, women's business ownership, women's enterprise development, tagged IBM, Julie Weeks, NAWBO, Quantum Leaps, Roadmap to 2020, Virginia Littlejohn, WBENC, women's business development, women's empowerment, women's enterprise, women's enterprise development, Womenable on July 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Just a few days ago, a multi-year labor of love was born – when The Roadmap to 2020: Fueling the Growth of the Women’s Enterprise Development was published. While the venue was the annual conference of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the participation of many women’s business organizations helped make this event happen: [...]
