FedEx Express supports women-led small businesses ANI | Updated: Mar 12, 2021 13:18 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 12 (ANI): FedEx Express said on Friday it is supporting more than 400 women-led small businesses impacted by COVID-19 pandemic across Maharashtra with key resources to restart them.
FedEx in association with non-profit organisation United Way Mumbai is identifying women who previously operated a small business and providing them with resources to help re-establish them.
These women represent a wide range of businesses across sectors including home beauty services, tailoring and a variety of homemade products. FedEx is committed to driving global entrepreneurship as part of our global citizenship initiatives. In India, we are providing advancement opportunities to women-owned small businesses by offering expanded access to tools and resources, said Mohamad Sayegh, Vice President Operations for FedEx in India.
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