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The Global Rise of Female Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

That''s 224 million women impacting the global economy — and this survey counts only 67 of the 188 countries recognized by the World Bank. Similarly, I recently met with Sanergy and Copia Global, Kenyan social enterprises using franchise models. Just as critical are role models and mentors.

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How an American Express Executive Drives Growth

Harvard Business Review

Schulman: The global head of human resources at American Express was on the board at Virgin Mobile, where I was CEO. They’re unbanked or under-banked or, as we call it, unhappily banked. So it is expanding our franchise. Prior to joining American Express in 2010, Schulman was CEO of Virgin Mobile and Priceline.