Official Launch Of The Commonwealth Businesswomen's Network

BIRMINGHAM, U.K. - Feb. 25, 2015 - PRLog -- The Network has already launched in Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and is now headquartered in Two Snow Hill, Birmingham.

Deb Leary OBE, Director and Co-Chair of Commonwealth Businesswomen’s Network (CBW) said ‘We are delighted to have Birmingham as the global headquarters for CBW.  Our aim is simple - to provide the tools, opportunities and support necessary to ensure the growth and global reach of women. Whether as entrepreneurs, in corporate life, or in government our focus is three areas:  trade, training and talent.  We need to build companies that are sustainable, international and focussed on growth and we need women to take up the challenge and take action. That’s why we are providing a BusinessXchange trading platform, along with an Academy to help shape and sustain that business growth.’

The Commonwealth has a billion women with 60% under 30 with its 53 countries accounting for 20% of world trade where the costs of doing business are 15% less than doing business with non-Commonwealth countries.

The launch which is being held at the new Bar OPUS at One Snow Hill, Birmingham on the 5 March between 1730 and 2030 will be attended by Lorely Burt, MP, Chair, All Party Parliamentary Group on Women and Enterprise, High Commissioners from Commonwealth countries, Deb Leary, OBE, Co-Chair & Director of CBW with fellow Directors and members of CBW, along with Christine Hamilton, Deputy Regional Director, UK Trade & Investment West Midlands and Mike Murray, Birmingham Commonwealth Association, Birmingham City Council.

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