Women Entrepreneurs

In the TEDx Janpath, Ameera Shah, an Indian entrepreneur talks about the challenges and stereotypes she confronted as a women in her journey of growing her business.  Even though she specifically targets Indian stereotypes, I could not help but notice the similarities of some of the stories I have heard among my friends and peers.  Ameera talks about some of the questions she got during her journey.  Questions that involve marriage, children and how they "affect" a women's involvement in work projects. As a young woman that as Ameera, also aspires to be become a leader in business, I find family and friends asking me similar if not the same type of questions. 
Ameera believes that Indian women suffer from the lack of self belief, promoted by the environment they are in.  I also believe this is the case not only for India, but in many places in the globe as well.  Since as I have previously stated, many of my peers have faced similar stereotypes in the United States.  I ahve also encountered similar concerns among my friends in Mexico and South Korea.
Ameera shares that since infancy, this environment that women grow into continuously lower their confidence such that women believe the best thing one can do is to get married to a good man who will provide for you. 
'While the eco-system is going to take long to change, the only thing that we really can change in life is ourselves," shares Ameera.  Many women around the world are working to change the eco-system in which we live in, however the process is slow and will take long. Ameera proposes to change oneself instead of trying to change everyone else. Boost your self esteem, build your confidence, and go against the challenges in life. As Ameera shares, self-esteem is the only real asset life.



Entrepreneurship: A journey in self discovery.  Ameera Shah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYxdg9ywwMU

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The Fourth Annual Rookie Entrepreneur Program Is Approaching!

According to the 2015 Geoscape report, Hispanics in the U.S. are more likely to become entrepreneurs.  Unfortunately Hispanic businesses are more likely to fail, or stop growing.  Some of the factors that influence the failure of Hispanic business are access to capital, lack of knowledge and networking opportunities.  On 2017 UTEP will host the fourth annual Rookie Entrepreneur Program.  The REP is a week long program with the objective of providing high school students with the necessary foundations to start up their own business. This program does not only provide the necessary knowledge, but it also gives the students the opportunity to have a hands-on experience.

 

The Rookie Entrepreneur Program is a great way to get a head start on your career!  The fourth annual Rookie Entrepreneur Program will be taking place on July 17 – 22 of 2017.

 

More information on this event will be released soon!

Damaris Medina | Center for Hispanic Entrepreneurship.