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2019 In the News:

Freshwater Cleveland: Second annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Cleveland set to take over 78th Street Studios

Press Releases

Second Annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Cleveland Recognizes 2019 Pioneer Award Honorees

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Returns to Cleveland Nov. 19, 2019

2018

In the News:

Cleveland.com: Cleveland’s 1st Women’s Entrepreneurship Day coming Nov. 12

Cleveland Scene: Women’s Entrepreneurship Day to Take Place in Cleveland

The Tremonster: Local Business to Produce Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Cleveland (Nov 12)

Freshwater Cleveland: Women’s Entrepreneurship Day brings its Message of Empowerment to The Land

Press Releases

First Inaugural Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Cleveland

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Cleveland Establishes Cleveland Pioneer Award to Recognize Local Women in Business

Facts about Ohio Women in Business:

• According to the World Population Review:
  • Women-owned firms make up 33.9% of all firms in Ohio
• According to the Cincinnati Enquirer:
  • Ohio women experience a 23% pay gap as compared to men
• According to Smart Business Akron/Canton:
  • Women entrepreneurs are leading the way in job growth as the quantity of female-owned startups outpaces those launched by men

• According to Forbes:
  • Successful women are more likely than successful men to own a business to pursue a personal passion and to make a positive global impact (according to 2013 U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and Worth)
  • Women are 1.17 times more likely than men to create social ventures rather than only economic ventures, and 1.23 times more likely to pursue environmental ventures than economic-focused ventures (according to Global Women’s Entrepreneurship Research)

“The overarching goal of WED Cleveland will be to help women entrepreneurs build successful businesses that also positively impact their communities, distinguishing WED from other entrepreneurial and leadership seminars.” -Lorraine Schuchart, Founder & CEO, Prosper for Purpose