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Dr. Terry Neese Speaks to Jim Blasingame, The Small Business Advocate, About National Mentoring Month

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:09:30 +0000

Join us at the OKC Baron’s Non-Profit ‘Miracle on Ice’ Night – February 3rd!

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:42:37 +0000

Click the Baron’s link below for tickets.

January is National Mentor Month… Where would we be without our wonderful mentors?

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:25:53 +0000

January is National Mentor Month. At the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women we take pride in knowing that we have directly helped more than 200 women in Afghanistan and Rwanda improve their personal and professional lives thanks to the mentorship of women business owners throughout the United States.

2011 PTB graduate, Chantal Mazimpaka and her mentor Marion Marshall, owner of the Dallas-based, Absolutely Blooming.

PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS Featured in The Oklahoman Op-Ed

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:09:42 +0000

The Oklahoman – Program offers women a chance to help other in women in Afghanistan, Rwanda

IEEW to Benefit from CD Series That Helps Entrepreneurs Join the Equine Industry

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:35:10 +0000

Just in Time for Christmas: A Gift to Help Aid World Peace

There’s no horsin’ around when it comes to Horse Sense and Cents’ latest endeavor to encourage free enterprise. Through its CD series Inventing Your Horse Career, IEEW will receive a portion of the proceeds for every purchase.

The audio series is available just in time for Christmas and shares the journeys, tips, and secrets of some of the most creative and interesting equine professionals in North America (U.S. and Canada). They discuss how they turned their horse passion into a successful business venture in the 9 CD package.

Available Now:
Inventing Your Horse Career 9 CD Series
Cost: $239 for a full 9cd set or 2 sets of 5 cds for $149 each

Click here to view more details

The audio series CDs contain interviews from successful business owners (mostly women) in various equine industries including trainers, journalists, and manufacturers.

We’re looking for a few good women!

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:03:43 +0000

To learn more about e-mentoring a PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® program student online, click here:

PTB Online E-Mentoring Proram

IEEW Joins Global Community in Celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week

admin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:45:16 +0000

November 14-20 is Global Entrepreneurship Week(GEW). Enterprising individuals around the globe are held up and spurred on for their part in the transformation of small-town main street USA to developing nation’s villages. GEW is the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch start ups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare.

Anne Aryazarwa is a graduate of the 2011 PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® program and entrepreneur. Anne owns General Enterprise and Catering in Rwanda where she sells affordable school uniforms and sports equipment to students and schools in her area.

But GEW is more than just an awareness campaign supported by world leaders and celebrity entrepreneurs. It is about unleashing ideas and doing what it takes to bring them to life—spotting opportunities, taking risks, solving problems, being creative, building connections and learning from both failure and success. It is about thinking big and making your mark on the world—doing good while doing well at the same time.

These are all notions that are supported through IEEW’s PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® program year-round. We understand the importance of the entrepreneurial spirit in the transformation of developing countries and here at home in the U.S.

Amir Taj Sirat, a 2007 graduate of the PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® program and owner of Greenway Ball Company in Kabul, Afghanistan is shown here with several of her female employees. Taj's soccer ball manufacturing company employs over 250 people, primarily women.

This year, 120 countries across the globe will participate in over 3700 GEW events and initiatives that inspire people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators.

These activities, from large-scale competitions and events to intimate networking gatherings, connect participants to potential collaborators, mentors and even investors—introducing them to new possibilities and exciting opportunities.

To find out about how to participate in a Global Entrepreneurship Week event or activity in your area, click here:

Global Entrepreneurship Week

Dr. Terry Neese on The Small Business Advocate Show with Jim Blasingame

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:40:26 +0000

Dr. Terry Neese, Founder and CEO of The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women discusses the mission, peace & prosperity building initiatives, and recent success stories on the Jim Blasingame radio show, The Small Business Advocate.

Click here to listen

Dr. Terry Neese to be Featured in 2012 Woman’s Advantage Shared Wisdom Calendar

admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:01:28 +0000

Dr. Terry Neese was selected from over 5,000 submissions to be featured in The 2012 Woman’s Advantage Shared Wisdom Calendar. The calendar provides advice for women business owners from influential women leaders across the US and Canada and goes on sale today!

Order your calendar here:

2012 Woman’s Advantage Shared Wisdom Calendar

Advocate Peace: PAY It Forward With an End-of-Year Donation!

admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:38:57 +0000

Women are a vital resource in any nation’s advancement; they must be able to contribute economically, socially, and politically in order for a nation to develop and prosper on a global level. Unfortunately, there are nations who have not fully tapped in to this potential.

The great news is, you can be a part of the solution! Help promote international peace and facilitate local economic stability for women who have suffered oppression and marginalization and whose homelands have been devastated by war, genocide, and poverty.

Become a Peace Advocate and Help

Transform a Nation!

By donating today you will join a mission that has an 85% success rate. That’s right! Eighty-five percent of the women who have enrolled in the PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS® program are still in business today; as opposed to an over 50% failure rate in the first year for small businesses in the U.S. The women we teach are building a strong foundation for themselves, their families, and their countries.

The Institute has empowered more than 200 women directly since its beginning who have all committed to paying forward their knowledge and have done so through many stories like Quandi Amaki. Now is your opportunity to step up to the challenge and PAY IT FORWARD. Your financial contribution will help continue the mission, one woman at a time.

The goal has been set at $50,000. Click on the “donate” link to show your support; advocate peace, and transform nations!