The mission of the Women's World Banking global network is to expand the economic assets, participation and power of low-income women and their households by helping them access financial services, knowledge and markets.
Approximately 22% of new registrants on Biz2Credit in July 2012 were women-owned businesses and more than 8.3 million businesses -- or 29% of all businesses -- are now owned by women.
Altijana Dzombic owns a small bakery in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH). This bakery, which started as an idea in 2004, has grown into a thriving small business which now employs 26 people.
10,000 Women is a five-year, $100 million global initiative to help grow local economies and bring about greater shared prosperity by providing 10,000 underserved women entrepreneurs with a business and management education, access to mentors and networks and links to capital.
This video presents ILO's Women Enterprise Development and Gender Equality Project in Kep Province, Cambodia.
Women are important drivers of economic growth and development and play an increasingly key role as leaders, entrepreneurs, employees, consumers, and stakeholders. IFC takes a comprehensive approach to supporting women in the private sector, working with clients and partners to promote business opportunities for women through investment and advisory services. More specifically, IFC works to increase access to finance for women entrepreneurs, reduce gender-based barriers in the investment climate, and improve the sustainability of IFC investment projects.
IFC provides capital and advice to financial institutions to help them reach the women's market. This video highlights how women-owned SMEs in China's Sichuan province have benefited from financial services provided by the Bank of Deyang, an IFC client.
In this Inside the Incubators series, investors at NYU Poly's incubator in lower Manhattan offer tips for growth. Owen David from NYC Seed says to keep in mind that, in the early stages, people will give you money because of who you are -- so approach potential investors who identify with you. In this video interview, he also suggests building an initial product and showing off your expertise.
In honor of International Women’s Day, The Global banking Alliance for Women prepared an animated eCard celebrating the growing economic power of women — as consumers, salary-earners, and job-creating entrepreneurs.
