
The Entrepreneurship Working Group focuses on identifying success models and mechanisms to expand women entrepreneurs’ access to markets as well as access to the expertise they need to grow their businesses in the formal economy. This Working Group was new to La Pietra Coalition this year after it split from the Labor Policy and Practice Working Group.
Co-Chairs of the Entrepreneurship Working Group:
Elizabeth A. Vazquez
WEConnect International CEO and Co-Founder
She is also the Executive Director of Quantum Leaps, a non-profit that promotes women’s business growth internationally.
Marianne Schoenig
Global Procurement Gender Inclusion Lead at Accenture
She also serves as a WEConnect International Board Member.