“You are only as valuable as what you think you are worth.” Dr. Terry Neese
IEEW updates
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Excitement is building! Only 8 working days until our Rwandan and Afghan students arrive in the US for Leadership Development. Register today for the Summit and Graduation on July 17. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to meet these amazing women. You will be inspired by their stories and you will learn much that will help you in your own business. Register Today.
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Be sure to register for our 5th ANNUAL JEWEL FASHION SHOW Tuesday, July 14.Meet our Rwandan and Afghanistan PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® students, see amazing makeovers and beautiful eveningwear fashions.SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2015 SPONSORS: UPS, Coca-Cola, Dr. Susan Chambers, Lakeside Women’s Hospital, Joullian Wines, AllenStyle Homes, Hyde & Company CPAs P.C, Wyatt Poindexter of Keller Williams Elite, Johnston Builders, Mary Jane Calvey, Cheryl & Paul Clements, Gail & Gary Huneryager, Crossfirst Bank, Zonta Club of Oklahoma.
Meet our students
- Nafisa Hashemi, 2015 PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® entrepreneur from Afghanistan started her company, Nafisa Hashemi Ltd., in 2012 to sell carpets made by Afghan women. Her family told her that she couldn’t open a business because she was a woman and she did not have the support of her husband. But she didn’t let that stop her!
- Bella Ntagugura, a 2015 PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® entrepreneur from Rwanda is the owner of Benta Consultancy, Ltd. Established in 2012 Bella has 15+ years of experience. She offers business consultancy to small and mid-size companies in both the private and public sector. Bella grew up in a refugee camp in Uganda as the fifth of eleven children. Through the support of her family and much perseverance, she graduated from Kampala International University with a Master’s Degree. To read more about our students click here
On our radar
- “Afghanistan is really one of the last places where hand-knot weaving is still a tradition. It is very pure and tribal and soulful.” Read more about the collaboration of L.A. artists with Afghan weavers here. And, don’t miss out on your opportunity to meet a traditional Afghan rug weaver when Nafisa Hashemi visits the US in July.
- GIRL POWER! Female Entrepreneurs generate over $1 trillion in revenue. Read More
Have you registered?
- PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® women arrive in the United States from Rwanda and Afghanistan on July 7 for Leadership Development.
- JEWEL Fashion Show: Sports, Health & Fashion come together when Dean Blevins and Dr. Susan Chambers co-emcee one multi-faceted night! You will be inspired by our PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® Rwandan & Afghan graduates. July 14 at the Will Rogers Theatre and Event Center in Oklahoma City, Co-Chaired by Jan Hill, Eden Salon & Spa, and Cindi Shelby, rmeyers.
- International Women’s Economic Summit: July 17 at AT&T University - Las Colinas, TX. Hear from thought leaders paying it forward by sharing their experience with success, as well as failure. Dr. Patricia Greene, Babson College, and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative, is just one expert who will be featured. Dr. Greene believes that “an entrepreneur’s success should be measured by a creation of community value, not in monetary terms.”
- 2015 PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® Graduation: July 17 at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett-Packard CEO, will give our 2015 commencement address. She will highlight the PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® mission to increase diversity economically, socially and politically.
Let us hear from you about #TTT!
Sincerely,
Dr. Terry Neese
