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The Texas-made Hangio Hanger was one of the three finalists in EOSERA's annual EmpowHERment Pitch Competition. [Photos: Hangio]
Trio of Women-Owned Startups Will Face Off in Fort Worth Pitch Contest
by Lance Murray | Oct 18, 2023
EOSERA's second annual pitch competition will be held in November during Global Entrepreneurship Week. The competition focuses on female founders—or women who own the highest percentage of their business—whose companies are located in Texas.
by Alex Edwards |
Nov 4, 2021
Born from her own familial struggles, Leigh Higginbotham Butler founded Akina to nurture, educate, and inspire Black mothers, aunties, bonus moms, and caregivers. The app—a blend of Match, Clubhouse, Instagram Live, and Google Meet—is supported by Milk Space, Black Moms Connection, the Dem Black Mamas podcast, and tennis star Taylor Townsend. There's currently more than 20,000 women on the waitlist for its release on Nov. 11.
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by Quincy Preston and Jasmin Brand |
Mar 3, 2021
Here's what the women have to say about the entrepreneurial experience—and what they think needs to change.
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by Lauren Acton |
Jan 22, 2021
Enjoy living vicariously through these incredible women, writes TechFW's Lauren Acton. Meet 10 female entrepreneurs who share practical advice on launching a company.
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Ranks in the Top 10 Places for Women Entrepreneurs
by Alex Edwards | Dec 8, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington came in at tenth in a new study from SmartAsset that looked at the 50 best metro areas conducive for women-owned businesses. The region ranked high for number of women-owned businesses and new women-owned businesses as a percentage of total businesses.
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by Chantal Canales |
Dec 2, 2020
The vice president of Business Sales in the Southern Region is working to support local businesses through Verizon’s numerous small business initiatives, including its Women in Business and Comeback Coach programs.
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by Riley Farrell |
Nov 10, 2020
Designed to empower female entrepreneurs, the virtual event boasts a stacked line-up of participants, including the founder of Dallas-based Enseo Vanessa Ogle.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 29, 2020
Inc.'s third annual Female Founders 100 is meant to celebrate the game-changing female entrepreneurs who improvised and adapted amidst the challenges of 2020. Locally, that includes Enseo's Vanessa Ogle and Scout & Cellar's Sarah Shadonix.
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Cohort Kickoff: Meet the 6 Inaugural Startups in Denton’s AccelerateHER Incubator
by Chantal Canales | Sep 28, 2020
The collaboration between Texas Woman’s University Center for Women Entrepreneurs and Stoke will help six startups in their early-stage development. The program officially kicks off on Oct. 1.
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by Sophia Gonzalez |
Sep 10, 2020
The founders of Project Mockingbird, Grit by Brit, and Break Bread, Break Borders were virtually brought together to share their stories of how their companies came to be.
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by Chantal Canales |
Jul 29, 2020
Purpose Tea Founder Chi Nguyen is one of 15 female founders taking part in the 2020 Stacy’s Rise Project, an initiative by Plano-headquartered Frito-Lay to support women and their food and beverage businesses.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 8, 2020
We spoke with the VP of Transform & Innovation for Frito-Lay North America on why she thinks supporting female entrepreneurs is more important now than ever.
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