The inaugural edition of the MHAIFEX Women’s Entrepreneurship Fair, held July 6–7, celebrated the creativity and work of ...

While access to credit for women entrepreneurs in Haiti is scarce, the country is one of the worst for doing business. It ranks 182 out of 189 on the World Bank’s annual 2016 Doing Business ...

In the United States, women — better known as activators — make a $1,100 tax deductible contribution, which includes a $100 processing fee. Once a year, social impact, women-owned businesses ...

1. The underestimation of productive potential among women is a major obstacle to the emergence of female entrepreneurs in Haiti. 2. It is difficult for women to access credit. 3. There is an issue of ...

More than 6 months after the earthquake, Haitians -- and particularly Haitian women -- continue to struggle. Danielle St. Lot has held several positions in Haiti's government, and has spent much ...

Women in Cap Haitien, Haiti, pour melted beeswax at a candle-making workshop. ... Prosperity Catalyst identified 12 “apprentice entrepreneurs”, as they are called, ...

CROIX-DES-BOUQUETS, Haiti — Regine Theodat had just passed the bar exam and at 25 years old was beginning a promising, if predictable, career in U.S. corporate law. She went to work, to spin ...

Port au Prince, adorned with white, red and pink hibiscus bushes, stares at the sea. Its residents recall the tales their grandparents and great-grandparents told them about watching ships pull ...

Women in Haiti will be learning the ropes of soap making this month with help from Back Porch Soap Company owner Marla Bosworth of Duxbury. The Duxbury resident and business owner has been teaching… ...