Gateway to a Dream

By John Vickers

Women’s entrepreneurship can be a pathway out of poverty and a bridge to their dreams because it means economic independence. But women need support and encouragement if they are to set up their own businesses. Fortunately for those in the US, if they need help they can find it thanks to organisations such as the Washington DC Women’s Business Center (DC WBC) which supports women entrepreneurs through training, individual consultation, mentoring and business growth. It was founded by Samira Cook Gaines, who was in Cyprus recently and spoke to Gold.