Speakers at a roundtable in the city Tuesday stressed the need for better access of women SMEs (small and medium entrepreneurs) to finance to create more job opportunities at the grassroots level and thus reduce poverty in the society.
At the same time, the meeting underscored the need for development of skills and proper training of [...]

When two entrepreneurs examined the limited transportation options available to people living in U.S. cities, they not only saw a business opportunity, but also imagined a way to help the environment. Together they founded Zipcar Inc., the world’s largest car-sharing business.
Halfway around the world in Morocco, another entrepreneur saw an opening in the marketplace and [...]

In order to facilitate increased participation in the economy by women entrepreneurs, Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI), in association with The Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), formed a national committee for developing the first women’s national business agenda at a city hotel Saturday.
The national committee is comprised of 35 members from [...]

Nearly 500,000 people - mostly women - can put more food on the table, educate their children, and even save enough to lease or buy agricultural land, thanks to an innovative livestock project in Bangladesh.
About half the country’s population, roughly 65 million people, live below the poverty line. Poverty is more common in rural than [...]

A two-day training programme on ‘PC and Internet for Women Entrepreneurs’ was held at the Knowledge Centre organised by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) under its Women Entrepreneurs and Export Development (WEED) Standing Committee (SIC). The objectives of the programme was to provide first hand knowledge on PC and Internet to small [...]