…in a social-media world, but coming of age alongside tech giants like Facebook and Twitter sure has given them an edge. The millennial women entrepreneurs featured below — some of…
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Hey Google: Look to Women for Your New ‘Social Impact’ Accelerator
…the international tech company will begin accepting applications for its new Google for Startups Accelerator, which will provide training, tech support and more to “social impact startups working to create…
Too Good to Be True? Experts Advise Caution With Multi-Level Marketing Claims
…sign on. (Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash) Late last month, social networking app TikTok made headlines for something seemingly mundane: updating its community guidelines. Specifically, the app enacted a…
Khadija Fajry of KENZA International Beauty: Turning Beauty into Generosity
…Health and Beauty Location: New York, New York, U.S. Reason for starting: KENZA International Beauty is a social enterprise, with the purpose of promoting and distributing the KENZA “be generously…
She’s Taking on Fast Fashion – And Giving Refugees a Second Chance
For entrepreneur Lauren Bonnet, it was a deep frustration with the fast-fashion industry that motivated her to create a not-for-profit ethical fashion social enterprise, From Found, in Adelaide, Australia. She…
An Indian Entrepreneur’s Plea to Her Brother
Gauri Singh with her brotherGauri Singh is founder of The Maids’ Company, a social enterprise in the housekeeping sector promoting equality. After we interviewed Singh for our article The Harsh…
Mompreneurs Who Make Gifts for Kids: We Want You for Our Holiday Gift Guide
…be a for-profit business, nonprofit or social enterprise. You cannot be a franchisee, independent distributor or sales representative. You must have one or more employees besides yourself (full- or part-time,…
Remembering Those Who Served: 7 Companies Run By Female Veterans
…for her son to live. So she launched Final Salute Inc., a social enterprise based in Virginia that helps homeless women veterans find safe and suitable housing. Due to the…
Tragedy Inspired This Mom to Start a Travel Safety Nonprofit
…Smart, a social enterprise dedicated to travel safety. Hill founded Depart Smart after her son died while on a student trip to Japan. Now she works to teach travelers how…
Ep. 40: Changing Immigrants’ Lives Through Food
…to Paty Funegra. PATY: I was born in Lima, Peru. COLLEEN: She is the founder of a very cool and incredibly relevant social enterprise. PATY: There are so many things…
Sandra Garcia: Conscious PR – Disillusioned by Corporate World
…food, social enterprise, and green industries about the value of my services, especially when marketing budgets are tight. While I have had success finding clients through referrals and working with…
Ruth Degolia: Mercado Global
Your Name: Ruth DeGolia Business Name: Mercado Global, a non-profit accessory store that donates to women in Guatemala Type of Business: Clothing & Accessories/Social Enterprise Business Location: Brooklyn, New York,…
Entrepreneurs: Slow, Unreliable Web Hurting Business
…limited to certain geographic areas, says Gabi Flores, founder of the social enterprise Kirah Design. That lack of access is a challenge for Flores, who says she needs to understand…
Got the Best ‘Experience’ Gifts? Apply Now for The Story Exchange’s Gift Guide
…cost $500 or less. • Yours may be a for-profit business, nonprofit or social enterprise. • You cannot be a franchisee, independent distributor or sales representative. • You must have…
Reimagining a System from the Inside
…to small business owners like Ruth Álvarez-DeGolia of Mercado Global, whose Brooklyn-based social enterprise connects Guatemalan women artisans with international fashion retailers who purchase their wares. But the pandemic has…