Dell Launches Pay It Forward Initiative to Support One Million Female Entrepreneurs by 2015
03 Juni 2013 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
The fourth annual Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network global event
opened here yesterday with more than 150 female entrepreneurs and
business leaders attending. The event’s theme, Pay It Forward, will
shape a new initiative, led by Dell, to mobilize successful women
business owners and leaders to help more than one million aspiring
women entrepreneurs by the end of 2015.
“Whether it is in business, mentorship or philanthropy, women
have the skills and the power to pay it forward and build strong
communities that can make a meaningful difference,” said Elizabeth
Gore, resident entrepreneur, United Nations
Foundation. “Through this new initiative from Dell, we’re
looking forward to being part of something that helps to truly
transform lives and opportunities, in addition to unearthing
inspiring stories of the successful contributions made by what will
become an amazing community.”
The Pay It Forward initiative – how it works:
- The 10,000 members of the Dell Women’s
Entrepreneur Network, Women Powering Business community and Wise
Dell team member network to help at least 10 women entrepreneurs
over the next two years, who in turn help 10 more.
- Through financial support or time,
women will receive help to improve their access to the knowledge,
technology, capital and networks they need to reach their full
potential.
- Visit Dell.com/payitforward for
suggestions on ways to pay it forward through a network of
non-profit organizations focused on advancing women and girls.
- A portal will track member commitments,
share information about organizations and communities that support
women and girls, particularly in entrepreneurship, and report
progress against the overall goal of helping one million women by
the end of 2015.
The 2013 Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network global event
includes:
- 14 keynote and panel
sessions featuring insight and advice from more than 40
inspirational women entrepreneurs and business leaders, including a
number of sessions to help attendees maximise the opportunity to do
business in Turkey;
- Pre-conference labs, led by
network members for their peers, around key themes including
innovation, brand, digital and capital;
- Discussion-based breakout
sessions around scaling for growth, gender balance, corporate
values, growing business into emerging markets and a special
session around the theme of the event: Paying It Forward;
- Technology audits to help
attendees better understand how technology can help their
businesses grow and scale;
- Doing-Business-in-Turkey
sessions including consular and trade body representatives to
explore the challenges and opportunities of expanding into the
region; and,
- Three days of networking
opportunities with attendees.
Previous Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network global events have
been held in New Delhi, India (2012); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(2011); and Shanghai, China (2010). This year’s event runs June 2-4
and is co-sponsored by Intel.
Follow the event
Women entrepreneurs and business leaders are invited to join in
the conversation through the Women Powering Business group on
LinkedIn or on Twitter via @DellBizWomen and #DWEN. Interested
parties not attending the event can follow some of the sessions
through the event live stream.
Quotes
“I have witnessed first-hand the skills, experience and desire
to succeed that our Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network members
share. They inspired the Pay it Forward movement as a way to
harness the power of those attributes, amplify them and positively
impact economic growth worldwide. By mobilizing thousands of women
to help a million more women, we will have a huge, collective
impact, drive real change and transform opportunities, not only for
our members, but for women everywhere.” – Karen Quintos, senior
vice president and chief marketing officer (CMO), Dell.
“As entrepreneurs, regardless of where we’re based or the size
of our business, we typically share common challenges in doing
business. These include getting access to the right levels of
capital, understanding which technologies will best help us to
scale our businesses, or having the confidence to choose the right
market to go to next. Having the support of such a rich and
like-minded community like the Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network is
extremely important to me as a business owner. I am personally
extremely enthusiastic about the Pay It Forward
initiative. Having the power to support and share our
experiences and knowledge to help others, and to build a
sustainable global community is a genuinely exciting opportunity
that cannot be missed.” – Elisabete Miranda, president, CQ
Fluency and 2013 Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network global event
attendee.
About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers
innovative technology and services that give them the power to do
more. As the visionary outcome of a true entrepreneur, Dell is
committed to help power the success of entrepreneurs by developing
technology solutions that help their businesses increase
productivity and grow. Through the Dell Women’s Entrepreneur
Network, Dell supports and nurtures a community of female
entrepreneurs by providing access to knowledge, networks, and
capital. Learn more at www.dell.com/women.
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