'Knock and it shall be opened.’ But does knocking mean hammering and kicking the door like a maniac?
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Women Who Inspire: Entrepreneurs Who Are Resetting Amid COVID-19
By Lindsay Hoffman and Caroline Kim — 2020
While we have yet to see the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic, we have begun to witness its severe impact on our global economy. Businesswomen, specifically businesswomen of color, have been disproportionately affected. Consequently, they’ve been forced to adapt to the continuously changing tides. Here are six entrepreneurs’ inspirational stories of how they are doing just that.
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