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March is Women s History Month, and today, March 8, is the 110th anniversary of International Women s Day. There are plenty of ways to show your appreciation for the notable females in your life and in the world. One of which is to support women-owned businesses. According to the National Association of Women Business Owners, there are over 11.6 companies owned and run by women in the United States alone.
8 Black Women Owned Brands To Support For International Women’s Day
Black women have continued to make strides in every industry as entrepreneurs and inventors putting our #BlackGirlMagic front and center.
Let’s face it, where would we be without the contributions of Black women? Since Mary Goddard became the first American woman to own her own business (a bookstore) in 1789, to the pioneering empire Madame C J Walker established in the 1900’s, women have continued to make strides in every industry as entrepreneurs and inventors putting our #BlackGirlMagic front and center. Not to mention, we spend the most on everything from hair care to skin care, making culture
40% of businesses are owned by women - meet some of those calling Jacksonville home
Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, smcdaniel@myjournalcourier.com
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Girls can do anything boys can, as long as they set their mind to it.
That is what business owner Rhonda Kircher wants people to know as they learn about strong women leaders this month as part of Women’s History Month.
NAWBO Event Creates Spark for Arizona s Women Business Owners
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WASHINGTON, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A recent study over a 10-year period showed Arizona s women business owners (WBOs) grew by 53.6 percent in number, but only 1.9 percent in employment meaning they were starting businesses at an impressive rate but not growing them. To support their growth, three chapters of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) in Phoenix, Greater Tucson and Sedona-Verde Valley are hosting the Women With Vision conference now in its second year. We wanted to create this fire in our state to support WBOs, and the only way we could do that is by coming together, says Angela Garmon, NAWBO Phoenix s immediate past president, who co-chairs the event with current chapter president Jean Briese.