by Admin | Jul 17, 2013 | Companies, News, Profiles, Women of Business
International food conglomerate Mondelez International has announced a new training facility in Vietnam for coffee farmers. The effort is part of a large sustainability investment in order for the newly birthed company to buy 100% ethically sourced coffee in Western...
by Admin | Jul 15, 2013 | News, Profiles, Women of Business
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke is speculated to retire at the end of this year, and many are looking at his vice-chair, Janet Yellen, as a potential successor. Janet Yellen is a generally liberal economist that has focused much of her career on...
by Admin | Jul 8, 2013 | News, Profiles, Women of Business
The International Monetary Fund carefully watches the world economy, and the managing director Christine Lagarde says that the United States’ recent budget cuts are “absolutely inappropriate.” The cuts were enacted as a consequence of Congress’ failure to pass a...
by Admin | Jun 26, 2013 | News, Profiles, Women of Business
Despite the political unrest, the growth in Turkey cannot be ignored. The organizers of the Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network conference knew that and continued with the conference successfully. The three day program attracted over 150 entrepreneurs, including...
by Admin | Jun 21, 2013 | Companies, Profiles, Women of Business
One of the most powerful women in finance, Abigail Johnson (Abby to her friends) was named president of Fidelity Investments by her father, Ned Johnson, last year. While many could claim nepotism by the billionaire family, many Fidelity employees report that Johnson...
by Admin | Jun 13, 2013 | Companies, Profiles, Women of Business
Barbara Corcoran is known to most as one of the “sharks” on popular reality television series Shark Tank on ABC is in its fourth season with over six million viewers on average. The show lets small businesses make a pitch to four business moguls and would be...
