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Today’s release of the 2014 GEM Global Women’s Report heralds an increase in entrepreneurial activity among women across the globe. In the 83 economies studied, more than 200 million women entrepreneurs are starting or running new businesses. An additional 128 million are running established businesses. The gender gap between women and men participating in entrepreneurship…
Disruption is more than simply displacing established competitors. It’s more than moving rapidly upmarket. It’s more than offering something new. Disruption is action. Disruption is intentional expansion. Disruption is jumping and knowing that the net will appear. The Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership’s (CWEL) 3rd Annual Disruption Dinner showcased women making extraordinary, positive contributions in…
As the Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab continues to gain local and national recognition, I wanted to take a moment to provide some information for those interested in learning more about WIN Lab, as well as share a few of our early and notable accomplishments. About WIN Lab Created by the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial…
Harvard Business School recently launched a new Gender Initiative “to support research, teaching, and knowledge dissemination that promotes gender equity in business and society.” We applaud and welcome Harvard to this vitally important discussion. The Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL) at Babson College—now in its 15th year as the thought and action leader for…
Global Women’s Entrepreneurship Day celebrates the successes of women entrepreneurs worldwide. It’s a day of appreciation, and more importantly, a day for action. Women’s Entrepreneurship Day is positioned right where it belongs: in the middle of the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators on the planet: Global Entrepreneurship Week. Today we raise…
