Every year, the Cartier Women’s Initiative nominates committed women entrepreneurs across the globe, providing them with the support and encouragement they need to continue driving change. This year, CEO and founder of Blooming Bs, Rihab Hasanain, made the top 21 finalists for her efforts to combat childhood obesity in Saudi Arabia. She was picked out of 1,200 …
Sravya Annappareddy, a ten-year-old Indian-American girl, has been donating cookies to the nurses and firefighters for being the frontline warriors. Sravya, a fourth-grade student at the Hanover Hills Elementary School in Maryland, was honoured by President Donald Trump with two other 10-year-old Girl Scouts for their gesture. With the baked snacks, they also sent personalised greeting …
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Carlsberg and Coca-Cola back pioneering project to make ‘all-plant’ drinks bottles Beer and soft drinks could soon be sipped from “all-plant” bottles under new plans to turn sustainably grown crops into plastic in partnership with major beverage makers. A biochemicals company in the Netherlands hopes to kickstart investment in a pioneering project that hopes to …
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Kemi Ajisekola was searching for a quarantine project ended up embarking on a mask-making operation that is helping a multitude of people. BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — As a branded content writer for Buzzfeed, Kemi Ajisekola isn’t typically accustomed to slow workdays. Her typical Monday-Friday routine is filled with producing web stories that center around retail, fashion …
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As the world waivers in economic uncertainty, Black women still have the courage and audacity to bet on themselves. Black women are one of the fastest growing groups of entrepreneurs and business owners in the country, but their ideas and ventures are historically financially underfunded. A 2018 report conducted by American Express found that women-owned businesses …
