Tag: woman owned business
Nancy Pfund, Pioneering Leader in Impact Investing, Named FWSF Financial Woman of the Year 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Financial Women of San Francisco (FWSF) today named Nancy Pfund, the Founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners, as the FWSF 2022 Financial Woman of the Year. DBL Partners is one of the first venture capital firms to bring impact investing into the mainstream. Nancy and her colleagues launched DBL out of JP Morgan in 2008 after seeing increased momentum in the move to social and environmental impact.
Scottsdale Mayor Ortega Welcomes Minority Business Accelerator participants during Spring kickoff event
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. /ScoopCloud/ -- With a welcome from Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega and President of the Black Chamber of Commerce Arizona Robin Reed, the Minority Business Accelerator Program, in collaboration with the Millionaire Mastermind Academy, kicked off on March 8, welcoming more than 40 women-owned small businesses, Thinkzilla Consulting Group announced today.
Applications are open for the second year in a row at this Arizona-based accelerator built for female founders 40+
PHOENIX, Ariz. /ScoopCloud/ -- RECREATE Now LLC is taking applications for its second cohort in Arizona and it's first cohort in San Francisco, California to help aspiring women entrepreneurs build and launch their idea. The organization is aiming to support the underserved market of women over 40 who are transitioning from the corporate world and wanting to start their own business or non-profit without being surrounded by twenty-something tech bros.
Thinkzilla Launches New DEI Scorecard to help Organizations Grow Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Focus
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. /ScoopCloud/ -- Companies with ethnically diverse executive teams outperform their peers by a full 33 percent when it comes to profitability, according to a recent McKinsey report, and yet many companies still come up short in terms of diversity, equity and inclusion work.
Minority Business Accelerator Program Expands to Support Small Underrepresented Female Entrepreneurs in Arizona, Georgia and Florida
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. /ScoopCloud/ -- ThinkZILLA Consulting, announced its 15-week entrepreneur accelerator program for female minority entrepreneurs. The only firm that combines program management resources with extensive DE&I expertise, a network of thousands of minority-led business suppliers and full-service marketing capabilities, has expanded programming to combat poverty and support entrepreneurs in need of access.
Insightful Woman Launches Business During Pandemic Supporting Female Artisans and Entrepreneurs
GREENSBORO, N.C. /ScoopCloud/ -- While the pandemic continues to shatter businesses and the world is urged to stay at home, Allie Petrova, founder of Bellani, a luxury merino wool blanket maker, decided to bring warmth into people's homes and lives. Like many other professionals, Petrova, a North Carolina tax attorney, replaced in-person, client meetings with virtual ones.
Glynns Thomas Portraits Certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Glynns Thomas Portraits LLC, a business specializing in headshot and custom stock photography, is proud to announce national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) and as a Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB).
Houston Shattering Glass Ceilings as a Top 10 U.S. City with Most Women-Owned Startups
HOUSTON, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- From Oct. 8-16, 2019, Sesh Coworking will host the first-female focused coworking space pop-up to promote entrepreneurs, influential women, and the coworking community in Houston, Texas.
Cornerstone Ranch Expansion Preserves Land and More than Doubles Space
PRINCETON, Mass. /ScoopCloud/ -- Cornerstone Ranch started out 18 years ago with 24 acres in Princeton. A recent land acquisition of 31 acres in Rutland more than doubles the size of this woman-owned and operated business.
NEXT and Housing Finance Strategies Form Strategic Alliance
WASHINGTON, D.C. /ScoopCloud/ -- NEXT Mortgage Events, creator of NEXT women's mortgage technology summit, today announced it has engaged in a strategic alliance with Housing Finance Strategies, a Washington, DC-based advisory firm led by renowned industry veteran and award winner Faith Schwartz, former executive director of HOPE NOW.
Residents Medical Celebrates Women Doctors in Honor of 2019 International Women’s Day
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Residents Medical, a woman-owned, internationally-renowned graduate medical education organization, is excited to celebrate International Woman's Day on March 8, 2019. Agata Everest, owner, has a special passion for the recognition this day brings to women, worldwide.