ED Now

In honor of Women’s History Month, ED Now asked women economic developers to share their experiences about working in the field.

The Macedonian NGO, Civil Euro Perspectives (CEP) is requesting technical assistance from International Economic Development Council (IEDC) member organizations with the implementation of a United States Government-funded project aiming to train, mentor and support women business leaders and provide community level business development training and support for women in Macedonia. CEO will submit a grant proposal to the US Embassy in Skopje in response to a call for proposals for small grants from the U.S. Embassy Democracy Commission Grants Program, due on August 1, 2014. Context CEP was legally established as a nongovernmental organization in Macedonia in January 2014 and started its work in April. The organization is headed by ...

There are more women leaders in economic development now than ever before – yet women represent just 30 percent of all economic development professionals, and still face challenges getting to the top. A panel of women leaders in economic development shared their experience and advice during a session at the recent IEDC Leadership Summit.