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©iStock/jacoblund Foreign correspondent Tanzeel Akhtar talks to successful female entrepreneurs from Nigeria and South Africa to find out about their achievements and discover what motivates them. Female entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa is rising rapidly, with a number of ambitious women defying the odds, going solo and unleashing their potential. There are also a number of global initiatives supporting and propelling female-run businesses on the continent but the fact remains that there are still challenges women need to overcome. For example: In sub-Saharan Africa, at least 40% of the labour force is female, according to the Pew Research Centre.  However, 74% of women’s non-agricultural employment is informal, in contrast with 61% for men. Read more about the wonderful stories of  women who dare to dream .   Be inspired. from The Global Small Business Blog http://bit.ly/2JHoz3a Ambitious Women Are Unleashing Their Potential by Starting Businesses-Small Bus

©iStock/Traitov When it comes to cybercrime the risks are great, especially for small businesses that are the lifeblood of the global economy. The statistics, according to the World Economic Foum (WEF) show that 58% of cybercrime targets small businesses, with the global cost of cybercrime standing at $600 billion in 2018. What many people don’t know, however, is that small businesses are often the easy way into larger enterprises. Attackers will, for example, gain access to the credentials of a small business in the supply chain of a large enterprise as a pathway into the larger company, and the breach will often go unnoticed until after the attack has been carried out. Read more about how helping small businesses fight cybercrime benefits the global ecosystem . Tip of the day:  The GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit for Small Business enables smaller firms to navigate the confusing array of advice free of charge, to help them shore up their cyber defenses and reduce their cy

©iStock/MartinPBGV What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: McDonald's menu to feature worldwide favorites . Quote of the week:   “I find the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” – Thomas Jefferson Chinese brands quicken pace to go global. Japanese drugmaker Takeda is strengthening its roots in the United States and enriching its global research heft, by unveiling a 165,000-square-foot facility in San Diego, California, in addition to its existing R&D center in Cambridge, Massachusetts and plant in Shonan, Japan. The future of the Norwegian startup ecosystem . When international expansion can go wrong . from The Global Small Business Blog http://bit.ly/2JyjpXn Today in Global Small Business: The Future of the Norwegian Startup Ecosystem-Small Business

©2019 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. "A lot of people would say 'sexy' is about the body. But to me, 'sexy' is a woman with confidence. I admire women who have very little fear." – Allegra Versace from The Global Small Business Blog http://bit.ly/2VWOXN0 Women Who Have Very Little Fear-Small Business

©iStock/RossHelen Europe leads in the “number of top growing ecosystems across phases," says a recently released report  Startup Genome’s 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Report. The Global Startup Ecosystem Report is “based on primary and secondary data from over 10,000 founders and more than one million companies across over 150 cities worldwide,” according to the authors, Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network. Amongst the top 10 global startup ecosystems, Paris and Berlin have the least amount of female founders. Four key takeaways from the report: Paris and Berlin to step up female entrepreneurship Frankfurt’s Fintech focus Blockchain in the Balkans Keep your eye on Helsinki Read more about the takeaways from the Global Startup Ecosystem Report . from The Global Small Business Blog http://bit.ly/2VW27Kj Global Startup Ecosystem Report-Small Business

©iStock/gutaper Facebook has been seeking ways to make money from the messaging service WhatsApp and has been testing payments via the app since last year in India, WhatsApp’s largest market with more than 200 million users. Where will the rollout start?  Facebook intends to drive a global expansion of mobile payments on WhatsApp from London, accelerating its efforts to make money off the popular messaging service.  They are dispatching engineers from Britain to support its initiative. Read more about how Facebook is plotting a global expansion of mobile payments on WhatsApp . from The Global Small Business Blog http://bit.ly/2HaDG3w Facebook's Push to Make Money Off WhatsApp: A Mobile Payment-Small Business

from The Global Small Business Blog http://bit.ly/2PUdvAW From Stage-Paralysis to Expressive Self-Small Business