WBII Dec News Round Up
Highlighting the amazing work being done by Ukrainian entrepreneurs In December we would like to shine a huge light on the amazing work being done by Ukrainian entrepreneurs. Working under such extremely difficult circumstances in time of war, they are an inspiration...
WBII Sept News Round Up
Keeping you up to date on the latest news and developments in women's entrepreneurship and empowerment. Why leaders should embrace conventionally feminine traits Dalia Feldheim was one of the marketing directors behind the Always ad campaign #LikeAGirl. This message...
WBII June News Round Up
Keeping you up to date on the latest news and developments in women's entrepreneurship and empowerment. Closing the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship Could Add Trillions to Global GDP This impressive 136-page report from Citi GPS points out that supporting women...
WBII March News Round Up
Keeping you up to date on the latest news and developments in women's entrepreneurship and empowerment. Glaring Gender Disparity in Access to Covid Grant Funding in Scotland In 2020 grant support was made available to SMEs in Scotland to help them during the pandemic....
Sometimes life takes an unexpected turn (This is not a goodbye!)
In March 2007 I registered as a business owner. My 'eenmanszaak' was then called: Dymphna Business Assistance, and I have been a personal assistant since then. I have worked for many different entrepreneurs and must confess that when I started, working with the...
From Growth and Action comes WORTH
Dymphna Elsink reflects on why having a theme for the year helps us gain insight and focus and introduces the WBII theme for 2022 - WORTH! It all started at the end of 2019 where I, as programme coordinator, had a thought: why don’t we introduce a theme for our...
Starters’ Seminar held by Women’s Business Initiative International and Webster Leiden Campus
The Women’s Business Initiative International* (WBII) and Webster Leiden campus again joined together to host the autumn 2021 ‘Start Your Own Business’ seminar. Held online on Thursday, 11 November 2021, this year’s seminar was also registered as an official...
Grassroots and Ethnic Entrepreneurship – Women Supporting Women
Looking around the EU, we can find numerous grassroots associations organized with the purpose of supporting women entrepreneurs. Many of these are registered on the WEgate platform. Through these organizations, and particularly in times of difficulties when the need...
Take Action: Start Your Own Business during Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021
Global Entrepreneurship Week is a massive campaign to celebrate and empower entrepreneurs in every country and community around the world – especially those individuals who face structural barriers or may have never...