Innovate Raleigh’s 10th Anniversary Summit
Innovate Raleigh Ideation Session
Peers, neighbors, and colleagues came together for open, honest dialogue about the challenges that face our region now and in the coming years. Our community can shape the future of the Triangle today by working together and leveraging our unique qualities of collaboration, community building, and innovative problem-solving. In this breakout session, we got to work. Ideation session facilitated by Dr. Sarah Glova.
Women’s PitchFest
History of Women’s Entrepreneurship in NC
Women’s PitchFest - Research Triangle Park
To help us kick off the Women’s PitchFest event, Dr. Sarah Glova shared an overview of the history of women’s entrepreneurship in the Research Triangle Park and Triangle region.
Innovative Women’s Conference
Women & Entrepreneurship panel
Innovative Women’s Conference, NC State University
The Jenkins MBA Women’s Club hosts Innovative Women’s Conferences annually. The 2018 theme was Inspire, Influence, and Impact. On a panel about Women & Entrepreneurship, Dr. Sarah Glova discussed what challenges women face in business that continue to grow, and how to inspire other women to achieve their goals.
Organization of Women in International Trade
Global Entrepreneurship in the Triangle
Organization of Women in International Trade - Raleigh, NC
This event featured in-depth facilitated discussions about why “Going Global” matters to Triangle businesses of all sizes and industries. Participants discussed why global participation and engagement matter for business and how participants can leverage international relationships for better success and tips from global entrepreneurial leaders.
WE Do! Women Entrepreneurs for the Greater Good Conference
Women in Entrepreneurship Panel at 2018 conference
WE Do! Women Entrepreneurs for the Greater Good Conference, Elon University
This annual conference, sponsored by Elon University, is designed to promote a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem and development for all individuals and help them build their capacity to launch and grow their startups. Dr. Sarah Glova spoke on the Women Entrepreneurs panel, discussing today’s business climate for women entrepreneurs, networking and community building, and how to power through the inevitable challenges in entrepreneurship
Sustainable Business and Social Impact Conference (SBSI)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Panel
Sustainable Business and Social Impact Conference (SBSI), Duke University
The panel focused on how diversity, equity and inclusion is everyone's job, sharing ways organizations can challenge themselves to have a shared meaning of diversity, wherein this language is embraced by leadership. Dr. Sarah Glova shared strategies for "amplifying" other groups’ voices in a meeting -- the idea of repeating the ideas of underrepresented colleagues and give them credit for their ideas, then see how the room changes. The group also discussed how crucial DEI assessments can be to an organization's health.
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day / Women’s Innovation Day events
Women Entrepreneurs Happy Hour event, Women’s Innovation Day events
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day / Women’s Innovation Day events (2017 - 2018), North Carolina
In November, women across the globe celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (or WED), which launched in 2014. The Triangle community created an inaugural Women’s Entrepreneurship Happy Hour to help honor and celebrate the occasion. This inaugural event, hosted by HQ’s Cannon Room, was incredibly well attended, with a waitlist of more than 40 people (and with coordinators receiving calls throughout the day from people trying to get tickets). Dr. Sarah Glova was one of a team of eight women entrepreneurs who created, organized, and facilitated the event, which included cafe-style roundtable discussions. Since, Sarah has continued to support the event through semi-annual Women’s Innovation Day events.
RTP-180 - Women & Business in RTP
Thanks for Going First - Women & Business in RTP
RTP-180 - Durham, NC
In 1987, female business owners could be required to have a male relative cosign for loans. Even if she was the 100% owner of her business. Things are different now, so what changed? Well, as Dr. Sarah Glova shares in this unique talk, in 1988 H.R. 5050 passed which was the Women’s Business Ownership Act, which removed the requirement for women to have male relative cosigners on a loan. The group behind making this possible was called National Association Women Business Owners (NAWBO), and there were many active chapters around our country, made up of women advocating for change. This talk was an opportunity for attendees to learn more about some of these female entrepreneur advocates.
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