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WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Three ways to empower women in your community: BRANDPOINT
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emale entrepreneurs make up approximately one-third of all entrepreneurs worldwide. It’s always a great time to highlight, support and applaud women in business, in your community and across the globe. Here are a few easy ways you can celebrate and support businesswomen and female entrepreneurs. Shop women-owned businesses Know about a restaurant, shop or serviceoriented business in your area that’s owned and operated by women entrepreneurs? (If you don’t, look through the rest of this publications to find some!). Go out of your way to shop at their location, refer friends and family members to their busi-
nesses, and be sure to let them know that you support their efforts in your community. Give them a boost by posting a positive review of their business on social media. Helping female-owned businesses thrive is a great way to empower women in your own backyard. Mentor women and girls in your industry Find ways to offer female students and younger employees a chance to learn more about educational and employment opportunities in your own field. Contact career counselors at high schools or local colleges and offer to let students shadow you at work, or give them a chance to do an informational interview with you to learn more about your business. Help them get connected within your busi-
ness network and share your experiences. If your employer is willing, develop an internship or on-the-job training program to encourage and empower up-and-coming women in your industry. Support companies actively involved in projects that empower women Mars Wrigley Confectionery U.S. and Dove Chocolate have pledged $1 million to CARE, a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty, specifically to empower women in West Africa. Dove Chocolate and CARE have partnered to empower women in the cocoa growing communities of Cote d’Ivoire after an assessment of women’s involvement in West African cocoa farms found that women were not benefiting
Lisa Sullivan & Julia Sullivan
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Island Health Massage Therapy is owned by Lisa Sullivan and Julia Sullivan, National Board Certified Massage Therapists, who specialize in Orthopedic Massage Therapy, Injury Treatment and Pain Management. Lisa and her family, are long time Bainbridge Island residents. She did her post graduate clinic work at Cortiva, Bastyr and Seattle Children’s Hospital.
SMILES COME EASY. When you’re treated like family. Marilyn Goldstein shares a moment with the granddaughter of our very first resident—Morgan Rohrbach, CEO and President.
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Julia, a graduate of BHS and Pacific Lutheran University, is an accomplished swimmer, climber, cyclist, and runner who brings deep tissue and sports massage to IHMT. Mother and daughter team are very excited and happy to welcome you to their practice.
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