{"id":12836,"date":"2020-11-19T19:22:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T19:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winandwinnow.com\/site\/?p=12836"},"modified":"2026-03-25T18:20:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:20:29","slug":"win-winnow-is-now-a-certified-women-owned-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winandwinnow.com\/site\/win-winnow-is-now-a-certified-women-owned-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Win &#038; Winnow is now a certified Women-Owned Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are proud to announce that Win &amp; Winnow received the certification as Women-Owned Business.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women Owned is an initiative from the Women\u2019s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and WEConnect International to create a movement of support for women-owned businesses. The Women-Owned certification validates that a business is at least 51 percent owned, controlled, operated and managed by a woman or women.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why buy Women Owned<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women entrepreneurs face different constraints and opportunities. Women own a lower proportion of firms globally. According to Catalyst, women currently hold 5.8 percent of CEO positions at S&amp;P 500 companies. Many businesswomen are not able to access commercial credit.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, Women-owned businesses mean higher female participation at all levels since they employ a higher share of women as compared to male-owned firms.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investing in women&#8217;s economic empowerment is an opportunity to promote the sustainable development of local communities. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifc.org\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/2125f97c-da65-4fb0-aba7-1d554bfe55bb\/full-study-gender.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&amp;CVID=jRvG5JC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shows that women reinvest up to 90 percent of their income in their families, which creates long-term social and economic benefits for all individuals and their communities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support for Women-owned businesses is an investment in women&#8217;s economic empowerment, gender parity in commerce, vibrant communities, and the growth of the economy overall.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Win &amp; Winnow actively pursues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winandwinnow.com\/site\/finalizamos-nuestro-plan-de-accion-de-igualdad-de-genero\/\">empower women<\/a> both personally and professionally. As a Women Owned business we know a great way to do so is to choose women and buy Women Owned.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to announce that Win &amp; Winnow received the certification as Women-Owned Business. Women Owned is an initiative from the Women\u2019s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and WEConnect International to create a movement of support for women-owned businesses. 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