Women are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. Yet less than five percent of small business lending – only about $1 in $23 – goes to women. CNote, an Oakland-based fintech firm, is looking to fix this disparity with the Wisdom Fund, a new...
Better for the community and business – a family-owned catering company shows that giving back in a big way can start from a small initiative – and a whole lot of creativity. When companies think of helping the community, they often associate it with making a...
In a world where women are structurally and culturally disadvantaged, some strive against all odds to rise above their situations. These undaunted women become leaders in their local communities, breaking stereotypes and boundaries set against them. They serve as...
According to the United Nations, since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, some 400,000 Syrians have died, more than five million have become refugees, and over six million Syrians are now internally displaced. One woman – Rania Kinge, founder of...
Subscribe: SpotifyDid you know that 70 percent of the estimated one billion poor are women and that over 500 million people are dependent on coffee for their livelihoods, 25 million of whom are coffee farmers? Women coffee farmers are often seen as invisible,...
