It’s time to visit the stories of our sisters worldwide who are working and dreaming and doing great things. Enjoy the stories and if you happen to know an amazing woman entrepreneur whose story you’d like to share here, please do so!

A big WOO HOO to Anamazing and Isabelle Rorke – Endeavor winners!
By jo
Hailed by NYT columnist Thomas Friedman as the “mentor capitalist” model, Endeavor identifies entrepreneurs leading high-growth, innovative companies in emerging markets. Endeavor breaks down barriers that prevent emerging-market, …
Femtrepreneurs – http://femtrepreneurs.com 

Summerside businesswoman wins plum appointment
Journal Pioneer – Summerside,Prince Edward Island,Canada
With Guptill’s appointment she automatically became a member of this much larger organization where she now belongs to its women’s entrepreneurship group. …
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Poor women transforming themselves as tourism entrepreneurs
Economic Times – Gurgaon,Haryana,India
… women from the weaker sections of society in Kerala are transforming themselves as entrepreneurs, supplying a range of products to hotels and resorts. …
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Women entrepreneurs making their mark
Economic Times – Gurgaon,Haryana,India
India has certainly emerged as the testing ground for budding Indian women entrepreneurs. Indian women are not only educated, talented, confident, …
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Dutch Black Business Female Entrepreneurs
By BWIE
With the cooperation of several European female network organisations, with a common membership of more than 5000 women, the organisation tries to create greater accessibility for all black women in business across the world, …
Black Women in Europe Blog – http://blog.blackwomenineurope.com

Women creating work, local backbone
Turkish Daily News (subscription) – Ankara,Turkey
The Web site’s founder, Sezer Aksoy, said Kadineliyle.com, meaning “made by women’s hands”, is the first of its kind in Turkey helping women entrepreneurs …
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Micro-finance helps women to become self-earners
By noreply@blogger.com (Kale)
Not only micro credit, ASA is doing their job for the development in small business and industrial area of Bangladesh with their Small Entrepreneur Lending (SEL) loan, Small business loan and agro-business development loan program. …
Poverty News Blog – http://povertynewsblog.blogspot.com/

Malvern entrepreneur to get award
Chester DailyLocal.com – PA, USA
Rubin, a Philadelphia Inquirer foreign affairs columnist, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors the overall accomplishments of a female …
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Every day I read stories like these and am encouraged and inspired. Go out and make your own wonderful story come true!

Together, we are stronger!
Vicki Flaugher, the original SmartWoman

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I have some great stories to share with you again this week of awesome and inspiring women worldwide. Enjoy!

Women achievers honoured
Dispatch Online – South Africa
Melonie Gobel of Living Waters emerged the winner in the new social entrepreneur category. The women were honoured at a glittering event in East London’s …
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SMALL ECONOMIC UNITS IN DEMAND WORLDWIDE By Yank Elliot, IAHBE …
By Erny Setyawati(Erny Setyawati)
Other ways women can use IT are:. Female farmers could greatly increase productivity with access to information on improved agricultural inputs, weather, markets, new production techniques, and farming technologies. Entrepreneurs …
BUILDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP – http://buildingentrepreneurship.blogspot.com/

07/30TiE Successful Women Entrepreneurs
By admin
Body BASIC RICH The Chugh Firm http://www.chugh.com Description: TiE-Atlanta is proud to present “A Candid Conversation With Successful Women Entrepreneurs: What they wish they had known and what they are still … More: continues here …
Uvox.us » LifeHacker: The Lifehacker… – http://www.uvox.us

Leap of faith
Hindu – Chennai,India
Meenu calls herself a social entrepreneur. “I believe that when women move into spaces not considered their own, it frees them mentally. …
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Global Grassroots helping women social entrepreneurs
By David
In Rwanda, Global Grassroots offers Social Entrepreneurship Training and Venture Investments to genocide survivors, including widows, women with HIV/AIDS and victims of sexual assault. Investments assist in capacity building, …
Who are Americans? – http://whoareamericans.com

From Inmate To Entrepreneur
By Rich
The Mercy Corps program is intended to foster an entrepreneurial mindset by teaching financial literacy, and small business and interpersonal skills to minimum security female prisoners. It is a rigorous 26 week-long program that covers …
Business Opportunities Weblog – http://www.business-opportunities.biz

Mandy Haberman: Success with a No-Spill Drinking Cup
By WomenHomeBusiness.com(WomenHomeBusiness.com)
Hence, the Anywayup Cup was created in 1990. In 2000, Mandy received the title British Female Inventor of the Year; and in 2003 was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as a ‘Pioneer to the Life of the Nation’.
Entrepreneur Success Stories – http://www.womenhomebusiness.com/blog/blog.html

Business Push Benefits Poor
World Bank Group – Washington,DC,USA
To do so, it created a network of 46000 entrepreneurs, most of them disadvantaged women, who sell low-priced products, often in single-use packages, …
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Women entrepreneurs launch their Website FP Report
MULTAN: Women entrepreneurs Multan has launched its own Website “NeedleCraft Association” (NCA) with the collaboration of Multan Chamber of Commerce & …
- http://www.thefrontierpost.com

You can get involved with programs helping women entrepreneurs worldwide for very little money. I will be doing a piece in a few days about microfinancing and how you can use funds from these organizations and how you can help others through them. Thank you for all you do!

Together, we are stronger.
Vicki Flaugher, the original SmartWoman

Here are some of the great stories this week about women entrepreneurs here in the US as well as around the globe:

First, one of my favorite divas and recommended blogs to read:
Book Review- Mommy Millionaire
By Katie Skow(Katie Skow)
I sincerely appreciate the fact that Mommy Millionaire does not lie and presents women entrepreneurs with the honest truth. While this book is useful for any business owner, this is an especially good read for entrepreneurs who have or …
Entrepreneur Goddess – http://www.katieskow.com/

North Carolina Business Owner Wins Make Mine A Million $ Business …
Carolina Newswire (press release) – NC,USA
“I hope Leah’s success story will encourage other women entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams.” Make Mine a Million $ Business™, a program of Count Me In and …
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Woman Launches Community Bank Among the Giants
New York Sun – United States
It was her father, a Greek entrepreneur, who first encouraged her to enter banking, she said. “When I got the job offer, he said, ‘Elena, this is something …
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£10m fund launched for female entrepreneurs
Startups.co.uk – UK
A £10m fund has been established to finance loans, training and mentorship for women entrepreneurs in the UK . Women can apply to borrow up to £30000 in any …
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Palestinian Businesswomen to Host Top US Executives
istockAnalyst.com – Salem,OR,USA
The BWF aims to create a better environment for women entrepreneurs and executives as well as build the pipeline of future business women leaders. …
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Women to reap SADC free trade rewards
By Palapye.com
GABORONE – Women entrepreneurs have been urged to produce goods and services that meet international standards in order to enjoy the benefits of the upcoming SADC Free Trade Area (FTA). Speaking at the ninth womens exposition on Monday, …
Palapye.com News Blog – http://palapye.wordpress.com

Africa Zou Chu Qu, Chinese for swarm out
African Path – Minneapolis,MN,USA
Against all odds, numerous African women have developed businesses – some of them world class. A Nigerian entrepreneur makes children’s clothes, …
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Good news this week: I have had initial conversations with a fascinating woman who now lives in Singapore and is about to move to Africa. She has agreed to be our in-the-field entrepreneur ambassador in Africa. I am so excited that we will start getting live reports from a real person living it now. Great stuff!

If any of you women worldwide are interested in being an in-the-field ambassador for SmartWoman Guides, please contact me. I would like to have at least one ambassador in each country where SmartWoman is read. So, my web stats tell me that we have visitors from Russia, Thailand,  Japan, China, Sweden, England,  Australia and others.  Ladies? Any takers? Let me know!

Together, we are stronger.
Vicki Flaugher, the original SmartWoman

I found some great articles about the products and activities of female entrepreneurs around the world. Creativity is still alive, ladies, and it’s making money for women everywhere!

Nary a whiff from the poo in your loo
Edmonton Sun – Alberta, Canada
“It really does work,” Mather explained of the product developed by a female entrepreneur in Texas. “It doesn’t fragrance the air. That’s the really unique …
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You Can Make Microloans to Budding Entrepreneurs
By noreply@blogger.com (Lyn Southworth)
Since Matt and Jessica Flannery founded online microfinance connection Kiva in 2005, big things have been happening. The result is you can select an individual who needs funding, make a loan, and be repaid — with all the satisfaction …
Women News Links – http://womennewslinks.blogspot.com/

Farm queen gets her hands dirty
Jamaica Gleaner – Kingston,Jamaica
Entrepreneur, Karen Tamasa, prepares a plot of land to be used in the cultivation of vegetables. Tamasa supplies packaged vegetables to supermarkets in …
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Jane Fong: Aiming to Bring Anime Online, as a Woman, a Foreigner …
By Marshall Kirkpatrick
Most female entrepreneurs today are in their late thirties. Women of that generation are a little more aggressive for some reason. You need to have a lot of confidence in yourself to start up a business in Japan so most female …
ReadWriteWeb – http://www.readwriteweb.com/

Seventh WCCI lifestyle exhibition: Women from all over Pakistan …
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
LAHORE: The Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI) held its seventh lifestyle exhibition of women entrepreneurs and home-based women workers on …
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Local women entrepreneurs take part in food, beverage industry …
Daily Gleaner – Fredericton,New Brunswick,Canada
By Yvon Gauvin MONCTON – A dozen Atlantic Canadian women entrepreneurs involved in the food and beverage industry are heading for Philadelphia and New York …
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Muslim Women Entrepreneurs
By forum@kqed.org (KQED Public Radio)
Forum talks with a group of local Muslim women who have started social or business ventures. We find out about their lives and careers — and common misconceptions about their faith.
KQED’s Forum – http://www.kqed.org/radio/forum/index.html

All About Malaysian Women Entrepreneurs
By admin
Malaysian women entrepreneurs today are still facing a considerable number of obstacles. You see, venturing in new markets can be a problem for Malaysian women entrepreneurs simply because of the fact that information can be hard to …
Shologoo – http://www.shologoo.com
I feel so rejuvenated when I ponder the connection we all have with other women entrepreneurs worldwide. We can learn so much about our own challenges and solutions by sharing in another’s journey. My heart is filled with hope and I am glad to be part of this sisterhood. Thank you to all the women out there (and the men who support us).

Together, we are stronger.
Vicki Flaugher, the original SmartWoman

In the United States, we female entrepreneurs tend to lose perspective. While we may feel we can rightfully complain about sexual discrimination, lack of opportunity, and inequality of financing, truth is, we have it easy.

As part of my effort to stay informed and to spread the SmartWoman message worldwide, I am signed up for Google alerts about women entrepreneurs. I get stories every day about what women around the world are doing in their efforts to build a better business, a better life, and a better world.

Here are links to some of their stories. I hope you find them as inspiring and interesting as I have.

Chinese official: Government, business to seek ways to promote …
Xinhua – China
In rural area, women make up over 60 percent of the rural labor force. However, challenges still exist. She pointed to the fact that the emerging trade and …
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Globalization brings opportunities and challenges to women
Xinhua – China
Woman participants can also learn practical things, she said. “We have sessions for women entrepreneur, leadership development, micro-finance development. …
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Women entrepreneurship thrives in Latin America
Xinhua – China
BUENOS AIRES, June 6 (Xinhua) — Women entrepreneurs are thriving in Latin America and have become key contributors to economic growth in the region, …
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Women: Small Steps Taken Where Giant Strides Needed
Arab News – Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
Saudi women today celebrate the inauguration of women’s sections at the Riyadh and Jeddah mayoralties. One hundred and twenty women in each city now …
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Set Sights on Big Prizes, Al-Dossary Tells Women
Arab News – Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
It is the women entrepreneurs, she says, that will do the most to promote women in the Kingdom. “When given the chance, Saudi businesswomen have proved to …
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Women pave way for Rwanda’s revival
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
Rwanda has the second-highest ratio of female entrepreneurs in Africa, behind Ghana with 44 per cent, according to the World Bank. “Women are being given an …
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 Africa: Gender Parity Group Works to Close the Continent’s Gender Gap
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
Top female and male leaders from across the continent have launched an Africa Gender Parity Group at the World Economic Forum on Africa. …
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US Retailers Provide Extraordinary Support to African Women Exporters.
Einnews Portugal – Portugal
It is the supplier-buyers relationship that is the key to helping African women entrepreneurs to succeed in the US market.Export working capital is a major …
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Women Leaders’ conf’
Athens News Agency – Athens,Greece
Women participating in a conference for female entrepreneurs in North Africa and the Middle East, held in Athens in the framework of the Women Leaders’ …
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Women of enterprise
Exec Digital – Norwich,England,UK
While women entrepreneurs don’t dominate her portfolio, they are a significant presence, with people like Barbara Thomas, Judge Joanne Goodson, …
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Gerri Sinclair: Time to embrace your avatar
Globe and Mail – Canada
Gerri Sinclair is a true Renaissance woman. In fact, she was a Renaissance drama scholar before turning her mind to computers, entrepreneurship, …
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Older women pick up the trail
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Recent studies highlight the continuing low participation rates of women both as entrepreneurs and employees but the research also sounds a new note of hope …
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PC bats for woman power
Times of India – India
BANGALORE: In an increasingly equal world, women entrepreneurs are making headway, breaking into what was traditionally a male bastion. …
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Female entrepreneur numbers Increasing
SmallBusiness.co.uk – London,UK
The fact that more women are choosing to start their own business is ‘really good news’, says the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). …
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Together, we are stronger.
Vicki Flaugher, the original SmartWoman