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On 12 April 2011, Akbari was honored with the 10,000 Women Entrepreneurial Achievement Award at the Global Leadership Awards.In presenting, Vital Voices commended her "for her work to empower other Afghan women — through the training and employment provided by her carpentry business, and through the literacy and skills training provided by her non-governmental organization (NGO) to women in ...
In 1972, women-owned businesses accounted for 4.6 per cent of all U.S. businesses—that was about 1.5 million self-employed women. That number increased to 2.1 million in 1979 and 3.5 million in 1984. In 1997, there were about 5.4 million women-owned businesses and in 2007, that number increased to 7.8 million.
Kongō Gumi was able to rebuild it under the leadership of Yoshie Kongō, the first woman to become the head carpenter in the company's history. In 1955, Kongō Gumi incorporated. In November 2005, Shin-Kongo Construction, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Takamatsu Construction, was established.
The report showed an upward trend of contracts awarded by the city to minority- and women-owned businesses from the 2018-2019 fiscal year to the 2022-2023 fiscal year. In a four-year span from ...
Check out some of these local businesses owned by women in Daytona Beach, Holly Hill, DeLand and Ormond Beach. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
Here are a few women-owned businesses to visit during Women's History Month and beyond: Patrons browse through books at Prairie Lights Monday, Dec. 18, 2023 in Iowa City, Iowa. Prairie Lights Books
The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) is an organization in the United States founded in 1975 that has the purpose of networking the approximately 10.6 million women-owned businesses so as to provide mutual support, share resources, and provide a single voice to help shape economic and public policy. As of 2025, the ...
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