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Start Your Biz in 2012!

Posted on: November 6th, 2011 by shannon No Comments

Spring 2011 Graduating Class.

Empowered Women International is now recruiting local immigrant, refugee and American-born women artists, artisans and social entrepreneurs for  our award-winning mentoring and business start-up training – the Entrepreneur Training for Success program (ETS).

Through the Entrepreneur Training for Success (ETS) Program, participants learn to harness their talent, skill, creativity, and innovative ideas to build a successful business. They gain the necessary knowledge and skills in a supportive and risk-free environment, while benefiting from the support of an empowering network of women, successful entrepreneurs, and marketing experts.

Entrepreneur Training for Success Radio Documentary

When: The program runs for three months from March to June every Monday from 6:30pm-9pm.

Training tuition: The training fee ($1,850/student) is covered through private contributions. Because of this, EWI is able to offer scholarships to eligible low-income women to attend the Entrepreneur Training for Success. Selected women in the program will be responsible to pay $95 for registration and course workbook fee. For more information about eligibility go here.

Application deadline: Application Deadline: February 1, 2012. Applications are rolling so early submission is recommended. After applying you will be contacted within five (5) days to determine next steps and to set up your one-on-one consultation.

Interested in the program?

  • Read more about what it entails, who qualifies, what the graduation requirements are, and how you’ll benefit
  • Have a look at the Course Syllabus
  • Read the eligibility requirements
  • Meet last semester’s students
  • Read about the application process and fill out the form.


Apply Now Entrepreneur Training

Posted on: March 2nd, 2011 by juliana No Comments

Empowered Women International is recruiting 12-15 immigrant, refugee and low-income women artists, artisans and social entrepreneurs for its mentoring and business start-up training: Entrepreneur Training for Success (ETS). ETS is an award-winning program of Empowered Women International, and it’s offered for the first time in Montgomery County, MD.

The program runs for three months April 11-July 23, 2011, every Monday from 6pm-9pm at Pyramid Atlantic located at 8230 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Interested applicants can contact Shannon at shannon@ewint.org or call EWI at 571-366-7724.

Training tuition: $250/student. Application deadline: March 31st.

Interested in the program?

  • Read more about what it entails, who qualifies, what the graduation requirements are, and how you’ll benefit
  • Have a look at the Spring 2011 Course Schedule
  • Learn about the program’s history and its impact
  • Meet last semester’s students
  • APPLY!


Felt Workshop with Artist and Entrepreneur Evelyn Carr, Owner of ThreeBagsWool Farm

Posted on: August 24th, 2010 by juliana No Comments

At the beginning of July, EWI had a wonderful felt workshop with Evelyn Carr, owner of ThreeBagsWool Farm in Purcellville, Virginia. Evelyn breeds Icelandic Sheep and is a talented felter – all of which is done in her spare time!

Felted items are made from wool roving and are a result of a combination of moisture, friction, and heat. Felt can be waterproof and is so strong that it used to be worn under armor in the Middle Ages and the US Army has started to employ it once more.

We have formed a partnership with Evelyn and her farm to make the most out of the wonderful opportunities this amazing fiber provides, and we are greatly looking forward to organizing more felt workshops in the future.

Our brand-new felt product is felt soap and it was a great success at the Whole Foods Market Annapolis’ Vendors’ Day on August 2.

Our most sincere thanks to Evelyn Carr for sharing her talent and passion with EWI, and to Sue Chaisson of Whole Foods Market Annapolis for inviting EWI-made products into the store.



EWI President, Marga Fripp, Takes Art Marketing to Barbados

Posted on: June 19th, 2010 by juliana No Comments

June 14-18, 2010 — Marga Fripp, EWI’s President, had a busy spring season running a series of three successful marketing seminars, sponsored by the Montgomery County Arts and Humanities Council and tailored for creative artists and entrepreneurs.

Her acclaimed art marketing boot camp is taking her this June to the sunny island of Barbados. Marga will continue to help talented artists and artisans learn how to market their work and empower them to become successful creative entrepreneurs.

The project is supported and presented by The National Cultural Foundation in Barbados in association with the Creative Artworx Design Group.


July 2010: Basic Felting and Entrepreneurship Course

Posted on: June 9th, 2010 by juliana No Comments

Three Bags WoolApplication Deadline: Monday, June 28

APPLY TODAY for this program! It is designed specifically for low-income and/or at-risk immigrant and refugee women to teach them the felting process and basic entrepreneurship skills and career and market readiness. This course will focus on felt soap and will include instruction on technique, patterns and designs, production, pricing, and labeling.

Our Basic Felting and Entrepreneurship Course runs from July 10 – August 7 and the course fee is $150 (scholarships may be available). Graduates may become felt soap producers in EWI’s Micro-Enterprise Program, from which they can earn supplemental income. They will also gain access to advanced felting courses and future projects.

To learn more about this course, the registration process, and scholarship availabilities, click here.


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