by Cigdem Guven | Apr 13, 2021 | Advocacy, Blog, News from WBII
This month, Charlene highlights how the European Green Deal and the European Recovery Plan have great relevance for women entrepreneurs through showcasing a social enterprise business of one of our own members, Aleyda Santos. She argues that programmes to level the...
by Cigdem Guven | Mar 7, 2021 | Advocacy, Blog, News from WBII
Follow-up on TOZO (Temporary bridging scheme for self-employed workers) Recently, WBII’s Advisory Board member Sinead Hewson brought an article to our attention that she received from ZZP Nederland, a Dutch association representing sole-traders. The article highlights...
by Cigdem Guven | Feb 8, 2021 | Advocacy, News from WBII
This month, Charlene reviews the EU recovery plan through the lens of gender equality and shares how the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) is proposing to raise awareness of discrimination within the plan at the G20 in March. Although the recovery plan will...
by Cigdem Guven | Dec 7, 2020 | Advocacy, Blog, News from WBII
2020 started as a year filled with aspirations for entrepreneurs. I am one of them. I resigned from being an educator at an international school after 21 years service, and on February 1st became a full time entrepreneur. Like so many entrepreneurs, I had to...
by Cigdem Guven | Nov 9, 2020 | Advocacy, News from WBII
An historic moment The long-awaited announcement on a beautiful autumn Indian summer day of the election of Kamala Harris as the US Vice-President matched the mood of many of us who have been watching the elections and hoping for the best. This news was especially...
by Cigdem Guven | Sep 7, 2020 | Advocacy, Blog, News from WBII
Women and Work When the WBII was founded nearly 15 years ago, our focus was on supporting women who wanted to start a business. Through the many activities organised by members on a volunteer basis – including networking events, training programmes, trade show...
