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Startup Global Women: Harnessing the Power of Global Markets for Women-Owned Businesses
Startup Global WomenOn March 18, 2021, the Global Innovation Forum (GIF) and the International Trade Administration (ITA) hosted a Startup Global webinar to share insights and advice from women-led small businesses, technology providers and trade experts to help small...
New Report Highlights How Digital Tools are Powering SMB Resilience & Global Engagement
Washington, D.C.— NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum (GIF) released a new report that examines how pandemic has demonstrated the importance of digital tools in mitigating the economic impact of COVID-19 and maximizing small businesses’ access to global markets to bolster...
Women-Owned Business in Cross-Border E-Commerce: A Diagnostic Toolkit
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...
New Report Explores Lessons Learned from COVID-19 for e-Commerce
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...
Supporting Small Business Resilience through Digital Tools
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...
COVID Recovery and the Power of Women Exporters
By Jake Colvin and Jamaica Gayle, NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum Prior to COVID-19, many governments were stepping up to support women’s economic empowerment. Now it’s critical for governments to make support for women’s engagement in the global economy core to...
New Report Explores Women Entrepreneurs’ Use of Digitally-Enabled Networks
Ottawa, ON -- Today, NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum (GIF) released a new report on how women are leveraging digitally-enabled networks to manage uncertainty and how governments can support women’s entrepreneurship through COVID-19 economic recovery efforts. The...
A Small Business Surge in Digital Trade
By Jake Colvin and Jamaica Gayle, NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum Global entrepreneurs are going online. Here’s how governments can help. With many storefronts and offices around the world shuttered by the COVID-19 pandemic, small business owners are adopting new...
JSI Webinar Takeaways
Digital Tools & COVID-19: WTO Webinar Recap Explore how entrepreneurs are using technology to connect with their customers, teams and partners during COVID-19May 6, 2020 The Program On May 6, the Global Innovation Forum, in partnership with the...
As Small Businesses Face Uncertainties from the Coronavirus, Digital Tools, Optimism Keep Them Running
by Jamaica Gayle and Jake Colvin, NFTC's Global Innovation Forum Small businesses are meeting the challenges posed by the coronavirus with hard work (from home, thanks to digital tools) and optimism, but they face an uncertain future. Entrepreneurs are trying to...
