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Empowering Women in Business

WBEC Metro NY and Greater DMV Insights

Successful Black entrepreneurs

Black In Business: Celebrating The Legacy Of Black Entrepreneurship

February 10, 2020

By Ruth Umoh and Brianne Garrett, Forbes African-Americans have played a profound role in shaping the U.S. business landscape. Technological innovations like the traffic light, automatic elevator doors and even…

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Goldman Sachs Won’t Take Companies Public If They Have All-Male Corporate Boards

January 28, 2020

By Kim Elsesser, Forbes Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told CNBC that the investment bank wouldn’t take companies public unless the company had at least one “diverse” board member. Although he didn’t…

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INVESTING IN WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES

January 22, 2020

By The NWBC Council THE NATIONAL WOMEN’S BUSINESS COUNCIL ISSUES POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ON INVESTMENT IN WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES WASHINGTON, D.C., January 16, 2020 – In its new Annual Report, the National Women’s…

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Ditch the Funnel and Build Better Relationships with Consumers and Teams

January 14, 2020

Lisa Bragg, CEO & Founder of MediaFace I don’t need to ask you if you’ve heard of the funnel before – of course you have. Called the “marketing funnel” or…

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Founder Comes Full Circle By Joining The VC Firm That Funded Her Startup

January 2, 2020

By Geri Stengel, Forbes I interviewed Ilana Stern in 2014 after she had closed a $9 million Series A venture capital round for Weddington Way. The startup is a direct-to-consumer…

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