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An open letter to WTO Trade Ministers: As organizations representing workers, small businesses, entrepreneurs, communities, and civil society from around the world, we urge World Trade Organization (“WTO”) members to renew the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electric...
Women-Owned Businesses in Cross-Border E-Commerce: A Diagnostic Toolkit was funded by USAID and US Department of State and informed by private sector best practices, including input from the Global Innovation Forum. The objective of this toolkit is to help...
Washington, D.C.—NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum (GIF) released a new report that explores the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic for the World Trade Organization (WTO) e-commerce agenda. The report, Lessons From COVID-19 For E-Commerce, features digital trade...
Historically, people of color have experienced underrepresentation in the beauty industry, from difficulties finding matching makeup shades to a scarcity of products that cater to diverse hair textures. In 2017, Kimberly Smith founded the e-commerce site, Marjani Beauty, to help fill that gap. Dedicated to women of color by people of color brand makers, the […]
Supporting Small Business Resilience through Digital ToolsHow digital tools can contribute to the resiliency of micro and small businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 crisisJuly 1, 2020 The Program On July 1, the Global Innovation Forum and the WTO Joint Initiative on...
After COVID-19, it’s even more critical to support the economic empowerment of women entrepreneurs in the global economy through trade.
"Be an accessory to change" is the mission of Her Braids, a Canada-based e-commerce site that sells beaded pendants to raises funds and awareness for the Indigenous water crisis. The founder of Her Braids, Sunshine Quem Tenasco, is Anishinabe from Kitigan Zibi...