Ladies Who Launch

Governor Spitzer Expected to Cut Vital Funding for Women

This is from my mentor, Sheri Mooney:

As you may know, the Everywoman Opportunity Center has been assisting women in obtaining and maintaining employment in WNY for over 30 years.  Remember - this program returns money to the state via taxes on earnings of individuals helped into viable jobs and it is the ONLY safety net for women in transition in the state. www.everywoman.org

The vast majority of their funding is from NYS and the current budget from the Governor has cut ALL funding for these vital services. 

Consequently, Everywoman and the other displaced homemaker centers across the State are reaching out with their Purple Postcard campaign and asking its supporters to send these cards directly into the Governor.  I have these postcards and will make them available to you.  Just send me an email or call and I will get as many to you as you need.  If you are attending a meeting or any event where you would like to pass these out, please advise so I can get you a bulk amount in advance.

Please feel free to forward this email to anyone that you believe would support Everywoman and would like a postcard. 

Correspondence on this issue may also be sent directly to The Hon. Eliot Spitzer, Governor of New York, State Capital, Albany, NY 12224.  Time is essential as we need to get this completed during the 30 day waiting period.

Thanks in advance for all of your support on this critical issue for women in New York.  We can and will make a difference.

Entrepreneurs Helping Others: Kiva.Org

From Rita Patel, who is a member of the New York Incubator. She is an artist and entrepreneur.

As of September 2007, Rita Patel will loan 10% of each purchase price to businesses in developing areas through kiva.org and when any loans are refunded to me I will re-loan those out to other underprivileged entrepreneurs looking for funding. You can purchase items at Rita's Etsy Shop.

What is Kiva?
Kiva.org allows individuals to make $25 loans to low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world (microfinance). By doing so, individuals like you provide affordable working capital for the poor (money to buy a sewing machine, livestock, etc.), empowering them to earn their way out of poverty.  It's a new, direct and sustainable way to fight global poverty, and help someone build a future."

As entrepreneurs, we all know of the difficulties involved in starting and building ours dream into our own ventures. Rita is  building her design house wherein she can help others who also are trying to build their dreams. She  will loan 10% of each purchase to businesses in developing areas through kiva.org and when any loans are refunded to her and  will re-loan those out to other people looking for funding. You can look at her profile at kiva.org to see how your purchases are helping low-income entrepreneurs.

Thank you in advance for your purchase and supporting fellow entrepreneurs worldwide!!!!