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Dr. Mimi Smith
on October 8, 2026

Betting on Yourself Shouldn’t Mean Bankrupting Yourself

There is a popular idea in entrepreneurship that if you truly believe in your business, you should be willing to bet everything on it. I have heard many versions of it repeatedly while building my own brand. Put more money into your business and it will do better. Take the bigger risk. You won’t regret […]

Jennifer Vessels
on October 5, 2026

Your Biggest Competitor Could be a 22‑Year‑Old with ChatGPT

You have worked hard, climbed the career ladder and are soon to release Version 3 of your widely adopted platform.  Meanwhile, across the globe, a 22-year-old with a laptop, a ChatGPT subscription and zero work experience is building the thing that will obliterate your business model. She’s never sat through a strategy offsite. She doesn’t […]

Spencer Hulse Spencer Hulse has been verified by Muck Rack's editorial team
on October 5, 2026

Shalisa James Built a Career on Vocal Harmony, Now She’s Teaching It to Corporate Teams

For thirty years, Shalisa James built a career out of getting four unaccompanied voices to sound like one. She did it without a conductor, without instruments to hide behind, and without a soundboard to fix the mix after the fact. Now she is taking that skill into a different room: the corporate keynote stage, where […]

Spencer Hulse Spencer Hulse has been verified by Muck Rack's editorial team
on October 2, 2026

Katie Mares Found the Real Reason Smart Strategies Keep Failing

Nobody comes to Katie Mares because they lack a plan. They come because the plan keeps collapsing. Katie Mares has built a two-decade career inside that exact gap, first as a customer experience strategist working with organizations like Toyota and Celebrity Cruises, then as an executive coach who takes overwhelmed founders and stalled leadership teams […]

Women business owners chat and network at a gathering in Michigan, the kind of peer community Kim Bode built for women entrepreneurs.
Michael Peres Michael Peres has been verified by Muck Rack's editorial team
on October 1, 2026

Grand Rapids Business Owner Kim Bode Builds Support Ecosystem for Women Entrepreneurs

After 19 years running her own company, Kim Bode built support she could not find for women business owners past the startup phase. Her Women's Entrepreneurial Fellowship is now in its third cohort.

A smiling woman in a blue scarf sits with colleagues at sewing machines in a workshop, one of the Afghan women entrepreneurs supported by UNDP.
Michael Peres Michael Peres has been verified by Muck Rack's editorial team
on October 1, 2026

UNDP and UN Women Launch Financing Initiative to Support Afghan Women Entrepreneurs

UNDP and UN Women launched the Afghanistan Women's Fund for Resilient Enterprises. An initial USD 1.7 million will support around 1,500 Afghan women entrepreneurs over the next year.

Six guests hold copies of the book Cholo Egiye Jai at its unveiling ceremony in Banani, Dhaka.
Michael Peres Michael Peres has been verified by Muck Rack's editorial team
on October 1, 2026

Cholo Egiye Jai Book Celebrates the Journeys of 99 Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh’s Beauty Industry

Cholo Egiye Jai, a book featuring the stories of 99 entrepreneurs from Bangladesh's beauty industry, was unveiled on September 25 in Banani. Afroza Parvin of Ujjwala led its planning and editorial direction.

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, D.C., where the Fed announced its September rate hike.
Michael Peres Michael Peres has been verified by Muck Rack's editorial team
on October 1, 2026

Fed Rate Hike: What Women Entrepreneurs Should Do Now, a Forbes Column Says

The Fed raised its target range to 3.75% to 4% in September. A Forbes contributor column urges women entrepreneurs to review debt costs, protect personal savings and avoid mortgage decisions based on fear.

The red-brick gate and main building of Beijing Foreign Studies University under a blue sky with trees.
Michael Peres Michael Peres has been verified by Muck Rack's editorial team
on October 1, 2026

China-Backed Program Trains South African Women Entrepreneurs in Johannesburg

A two-week training program for women entrepreneurs opened in Johannesburg with more than 60 participants. It is part of the Global Female Entrepreneurs Empowerment Program, led by Beijing Foreign Studies University.

Women entrepreneurs in colorful outfits gather outdoors for a WeRise Network event in Ghana.
Michael Peres Michael Peres has been verified by Muck Rack's editorial team
on October 1, 2026

WeRise Network Has Trained Over 5,000 Women and Youth Entrepreneurs in Ghana

WeRise Network CEO Eunice Dewi Adjei said the organization has reached more than 5,000 women and young entrepreneurs across 12 regions in Ghana. The programs have helped formally register 3,632 women-owned businesses.

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