Posts by Terry Neese
Organizational Update
In the midst of everything else going on, we’ve made an exciting internal change. IEEW is pleased to introduce Anna Rohwer as our new Director of Global Operations! Anna comes to us with 10 years of international development experience, with a focus on global non-profit operations, programs, and communications. Anna’s work has spanned continents and…
Read MoreMan-tors and Mentors, It Takes Us All
DIVERSITY IN ACTION. PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS(r) embraces our mission to empower women with every fiber of our collective being. And likewise we embrace diversity. So, lest our touting #womenempoweringwomen gave the impression otherwise, we thought it was high time to shine a light on an important part of our program across our 11 years of…
Read MoreThe Women’s Business Ownership Act, What It Means Today
By Terry Neese In 1976, I was a successful new business owner who decided it was time to purchase an office for my growing company. At that time, an Oklahoma law required me to obtain a male relative’s signature to obtain a loan; I was completely unable to borrow money on my own, despite my…
Read MoreThe Global Rise in Female Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial activity creates growth and prosperity — and solutions for social problems.
Read MoreIs Female Entrepreneurship the Key to Peace?
The number of women who have graduated from the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women’s PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® Program shows us that even in countries where women face great hardships; they still have the desire to contribute to their country economically, socially, and politically.
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