women entrepreneurs

Compression Tech, Energy Juice Snag Top Wins at Impact Ventures’ HerGenius Pitch Competition

by | Apr 1, 2025
The HerGenius Pitch Competiton provided a platform for women founders to pitch their businesses to a panel of judges, investors, and industry leaders. The prize-winning pitches ranged from compression technology to a plant-based energy juice to eco-friendly footwear to a women-only strength training gym.
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Report: Dallas-Fort Worth Named the No. 2 U.S. Metro for Growth of Women Business Owners
by | Jan 10, 2024
Nationally, from 2019 to 2023, women-owned businesses nearly doubled in number compared to men's businesses. They also experienced a more than fourfold increase in employment and about double the revenue growth, according to a new Wells Fargo report.
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WomenXTech Summit: The DEC Network Aims to Unleash the Power of Women in Tech on Feb. 8
by | Feb 1, 2023

The DEC Network wants to help women take their tech game to the next level in a male-dominated industry. The 2023 WomenXTech Summit, a one-day, in-person summit for women, will be held Feb....

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Pam Seagle, Bank of America's manager of global women’s programs
New Bank of America Platform Helps Women-Owned Businesses Find Funding Sources
by | Oct 29, 2021
Women entrepreneurs in North Texas and across the U.S. have long faced challenges in finding funding for their businesses. Now Bank of America is stepping in to help "bridge the capital gap" with its new Access to Capital platform. The online resource educates women entrepreneurs on ways they can fund their businesses, and covers more than 350 sources of capital.
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10 Inspiring Female Founders in Dallas-Fort Worth

by | 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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stacy's snacks
Stacy’s Snacks’ Rise Project Aims to Increase Female Entrepreneurs
by | Nov 21, 2017
Stacy's Snacks, a division of Plano-based Frito-Lay North America, has created a scholarship program to boost female entrepreneurship in the culinary industry.
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Capital One Announces Mentorship Program for Female Business Owners
by | Nov 15, 2017
The program announced at Tuesday's WEDallas Boot Camp is open to female business owners and entrepreneurs who are members of The Dallas Entrepreneur Center.
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On Tap: Festival of Ideas, Philanthroparty, Book Festival

Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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Vanderveldt
Mary Kay Summit Speaker Vanderveldt’s
‘Secret Sauce’ for Success
by | Jan 27, 2017
The serial entrepreneur tells women how she found success, lost it, and came back again from nothing.
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Mary Kay, DEC Partner for Women’s Entrepreneurship Summit
by | Dec 20, 2016
The summit at the Fairmount Hotel in Dallas will bring together thought leaders and experts, and will focus on women business owners.
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