Women Empowered Leave Legacies Through Trade & Investment (WELLTI) Virtual Event Series
The U.S. Commercial Service invites U.S. women business leaders to join us for virtual discussions with women entrepreneurs across Africa and the Middle East. During each WELLTI event, participants will hear from local SMEs in the designated market, learn about export opportunities and make connections with potential business partners in Africa or the Middle East. For more information on WELLTI, please click here.
October 19, 2021: Ghana
November 3, 2021: United Arab Emirates
November 23, 2021: Saudi Arabia
January 11, 2022: Tanzania - Registration opens soon
Connecting with Tanzanian Women Entrepreneurs
January 11, 9:00am - 10:30am EST
Women entrepreneurs are a vital source for partnerships providing market intelligence, access to supply chains, and agents, distributors, and representatives for your products. During this event, we will focus on the Tanzanian market and how to utilize U.S. government programs to connect to this cadre of thousands of women entrepreneurs in Tanzania and throughout Africa and hear from four innovative, connected Tanzanian entrepreneurs.
Featured Speakers:
Camille Richardson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Middle East and Africa, U.S. Department of Commerce (Moderator)
Carol Ndosi, Co-Founder, The Launch Pad Tanzania (Moderator)
Dr. Victoria Kisyomb, Founder and CEO, SELFINA
Miranda Naiman, Founding Partner, Empower
Mercy Kitomari, Founder and CEO of Notre Heritage Ltd
For questions contact Lesa.Forbes@trade.gov or Shannon.Roe@trade.gov.
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) developed Enterprising Women of Color (EWOC) to focus on the fast-expanding minority women entrepreneur population as a revenue generators for families, communities, and the nation.
Minority women are the fastest growing population of entrepreneurs. While many women are making tremendous strides in the business world, they still face obstacles as entrepreneurs. MBDA serves as an advocate for women’s economic empowerment by supporting efforts to advance women’s equality and promote women economic advancement programming. The vision of EWOC is to ensure women worldwide to reach their economic potential.
Learn about upcoming events at https://www.mbda.gov/enterprising-women-of-color
Meet some of the women who are driving export success for U.S. companies. Working with the U.S. Commercial Service to establish and advance their international sales strategies, these women are a great example of what is possible for women-led businesses around the United States.
