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3 out of 10 SMEs that open in Mexico are led by women, according to Inegi.
29 percent of women who decide to start a business do so to be independent.
According to the Mexican Association of Women Heads of Companies (AMMJE), the companies of these women are focused on consumption.
Amazon, UPS, AT&T and the United States Embassy in Mexico presented the call for the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) 2023, program with which 700 Mexican women will be trained. Through TwitterAmbassador Ken Salazar shared the news.
Excited to launch with @RCSmithVaughan the 2023 call for #AWEa program that will train 700 Mexican entrepreneurs this year thanks to the support of our strategic partners @amazonmex @UPSMex @ATTMx #SharedProsperity #BicentennialUSMX https://t.co/sX2sVupNSZ pic.twitter.com/OG8gA2KfNw
— Ambassador Ken Salazar (@USAmbMex) May 24, 2023
Two and a half million pesos will be allocated to support the talent and creativity of entrepreneurs from: Baja California, Campeche, CDMX, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Hermosillo, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Nuevo León, Quintana Roo, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Yucatan. This program emerged in 2019, with which Mexican women have received training in business skills, marketing, advertising, business plans, and finance.
According to the Women’s Entrepreneurship Report, women entrepreneurs have stronger business plans, in addition to searching more frequently for financing channels. In fact, of every 100 women who request a loan to invest in their business, 99 percent pay off their debt in full. A clear example of a woman entrepreneur is Mariana Castillo, co-CEO of Ben & Frank, the eyewear brand that transformed the eyewear shopping experience with modern and accessible options. Although it all started in 2015 when she decided to sell, with a single price, prescription lenses online.
On the other hand, SMEs led by women allocate more than 70 percent to their community and family, according to the Center for Research on Women in Senior Management, while men only inject between 30 and 40 percent of their resources into this area. Which means that women, in addition to their good business management, make an enormous contribution to social progress.