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Citron, a Dubai-based startup offering distinctive mealtime products to children and families, has successfully received pre-Series A funding from Arzan Venture Capital. A boost to female-founded businesses and direct-to-consumer business models, the funding is a “sizeable seven-figure dollar” investment, according to its release, and will be used to further growth and product development.
Launched by Sara Chemmaa in 2017, Citron sought to fill a need in the market for stylish and leakproof lunchboxes. Initially starting with one single product, the homegrown startup has sold more than 100,000 items, with its release stating that the company has experienced a 200% year-on-year growth.
How COVID-19 made micro women entrepreneurs digital savvy
The coronavirus pandemic has seen a spurt of women entrepreneurs in rural India who have not just turned into savvy entrepreneurs but have also embraced digital solutions
Ajita Shashidhar | March 15, 2021 | Updated 23:00 IST
The COVID-19 pandemic opened doors to an entirely new business proposition for Satara-based Savita Dishe, who sold brooms at a weekly haat. When the markets shut due to the lockdown, Dishe obviously went out of business. As the lockdown eased a couple of months later, Satara witnessed a high rate of reverse migration. People working in cities such as Mumbai and Pune got back to their villages, and this gave Dishe her new business idea, which was to start a snack business.
Published: - Mar 15, 2021
Successful women tend to frequently feel guilty or ashamed about things that are sometimes out of their control. It is time to start living more openly without feeling the need to apologize for your achievements.
The Woman Post | Carolina Rodríguez Monclou
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Women in executive positions tend to put too much pressure on themselves, especially when they are in an environment where it is considered a privilege for a woman to hold high office. Disappointment comes from not doing things as perfectly as expected. However, this embarrassment only takes away the confidence of these women leaders for continually feeling the need to prove their worth. Najwa Zebian, a Lebanese-Canadian activist and author, has a quote that alleviates the pressure that women feel in all areas of their lives:
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One of the very early pieces of business advice Karen Yates and her then 23-year-old daughter, Ellen, were given in 2014 when they launched their Northern Ireland-based accessories brand, Taylor Yates was: “Just make sure it doesn’t look like some sort of mother/daughter hobby.”
With more than 20 years of experience on the design and marketing side of fashion retail herself, coupled with Ellen’s degree in fashion business management, 55-year-old Yates was surprised and frustrated to be patronised in such a manner. It’s not as if the duo were crocheting tea cosies handbags are a billion-euro business and the pair’s combined skill set meant they were well placed to take a piece of this luxury pie for themselves.