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"BACK TO HER ROOTS"
Alvina Sutherland’s childhood medicine cabinet contained bright bottles, boxes, and jars of commercial medicines like Robitussin®, Dimetapp®, and VapoRub™. Kraft® and Kellogg’s® dominated the pantry. The bigger the brand name, the better. Today she uses lavender oil for bug bites and herb-infused salves for skin conditions.
1 Year Later: The Impact of COVID-19 on Women Entrepreneurs
A year into COVID-19 and the effects of the pandemic are yet to be fully realized. The crisis exposed and deepened structural inequalities as marginalized communities face disproportionate impacts. Economic and social strains threaten to the progress towards equality. Since the crisis began, organizations like the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and the International Labour Organization, among others, have published policy briefs and studies examining the impact of COVID-19 on women and girls...
"Now or Never"
Intercontinental family visits feel like a distant memory in our COVID-19 world. Over a year ago in January 2020, Musu Wheeler travelled to her native Sierra Leone from Maryland. Sierra Leone is a small country located on the southwest coast of West Africa. Musu comes from a large family; her grandmother had eleven children and Musu has twenty-eight cousins. Musu loved seeing her cousins, and her seven-year-old daughter, Mende, met her second cousins. It is lucky that their trip was in January rather than two months later.
Mary Banks: “Write Your Own Story”
Mary Banks, writer and entrepreneur, was an avid childhood reader. Mary remembers, “We had moved one time and the moving men had broken our only TV. So, of course, I’m bored. I read all the books that I could read in my own house.”
FIVE REASONS TO SUPPORT LOCAL WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES
My favorite way to spend a rainy afternoon is by exploring the shelves of an independent bookstore. I love discovering new topics and getting recommendations from the owner. Others escape the weather with a coffee at their favorite coffee shop or browsing clothes at a local boutique. The results are the same however we escape the rain—when we shop local, our money stays in the community.
Party On
EWI's Entrepreneur Training for Success (ETS) program empowers women to start their dream businesses. These women each have unique stories behind their business ideas. One such woman is Monika Roberts. She started an event planning business, Monika’s Good Times Events after decades working in the school system. Her business focuses on celebrating life events and having fun.