This past week The White House held a Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference because, as noted by Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, “Women-owned businesses are a critical part of America’s 21st century economy.”
Watch as Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” moderates our women’s entrepreneurship panel, with participation by Bobbi Brown, Founder of Bobbi Brown, Theresa Daytner, CEO of Daytner Construction Group, Rebecca Blank, Undersecretary for Economic Affairs at the US Department of Commerce and Marie Johns, Deputy Administrator at the Small Business Administration. Hear closing remarks from conference participants about new ideas for women entrepreneurs.
To learn more about women and the economy, read the Women-Owned Businesses In the 21st Century, U.S. Department of Commerce and Economics and Statistics Administration Report or read Valerie Jarrett’s post, The White House Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference.
Maude Baggetto is in the Office of Public Engagement focusing on Women and Girls