Unit for Female Entrepreneurs at National Bank of Fujairah

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The National Bank of Fujairah (NBF), a United Arab Emirates bank incorporated in 1982, has developed a specialized unit for female entrepreneurs. NBF Elham will be operated by female Emirati corporate bankers, and will offer corporate banking services and solutions tailored to Emirati businesswomen. The unit will begin working out of NBF’s Al Quoz branch.      Continue reading

WIPP International President Participating in the Women-20

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Women Impacting Public Policy International (WIPP International) has announced that President Jennifer Bisceglie will participate in the Women-20 (W20), a recently-formed engagement group dedicated to advocating gender equality and inclusiveness.    Continue reading

A Win for Women-Owned Small Businesses

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The Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program allows Federal contracting officers to limit competition for Federal contracts to qualified Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSBs), in select industries. Continue reading

Reasons to Invest in Women Entrepreneurs

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The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC), a non-partisan federal advisory council that advises the President, Congress and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues concerning women business owners, recently released their Reasons to Invest in Women Entrepreneurs fact sheet: Continue reading

NWBC to Address Venture Capital Gender Gap

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The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC)—a non-partisan federal advisory council that advises the President, Congress and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues regarding women business owners—will host a panel discussion addressing the gender gap in venture capital on September 11, 2015 at 2PM EST. Continue reading

Pioneering NWBC Research Projects

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The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) is conducting two research projects concerning women in business. The first project analyzes women’s participation in corporate supplier diversity programs and the second focuses on women’s participation in business accelerators and incubators. Continue reading