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IONS ENCOURAGING FEMALE PROFESSIONALS IN AUSTRALIA
Dell hopes to support one million female entrepreneurs .
“ Women share a unique approach to business ; they are using innovative technology to reach customers and utilize data in unprecedented ways ,” said on the company ’ s website . “ Women especially understand that it ’ s not the technology itself that is important , but what connections , solutions and changes it enables you to make .”
Dell Australia offers several ways for women entrepreneurs to succeed including a centre for entrepreneurs ; Dell ’ s Women ’ s Summit , an annual event taking place this year in Germany ; and a Pay It Forward initiative , which works on the premise that if each contributor helps a woman business owner advance — and that woman , in turn , supports another — then we a global community of women supporting women can be created and the initial efforts can be greatly amplified . By the end of 2015 ,
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The Entrepreneurial Winning Women
Program in the Asia-Pacific is in its first year . The program , which has already had success in North America , has seen great success . So what can we expect for our region ?
“ We intend to leverage our global know-how , networks and convening power to help accelerate their growth journey ,” shared Annette Kimmitt , Asia Pacific Executive Sponsor of
the Entrepreneurial Winning Women Program . “ In the Americas , women business owners who participated in our program have reported a 49 percent increase in average annual revenue and a 26 percent increase in average annual job growth . I ’ d like to see us achieve at least these same growth rates , which would
see the combined revenues of these
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