{"id":966,"date":"2015-06-11T19:43:42","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T19:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.openhandsinitiative.org\/blog\/?p=966"},"modified":"2015-10-15T17:37:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T17:37:02","slug":"startup-diplomacy-investing-in-female-founders-from-new-york-to-amman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.openhandsinitiative.org\/blog\/startup-diplomacy-investing-in-female-founders-from-new-york-to-amman\/","title":{"rendered":"Startup Diplomacy: Investing in Female Founders from New York to Amman"},"content":{"rendered":"

20 Top, Young Women Startup Founders to Partake in the \u201cOpen Hands Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Twenty of the most promising young American and Jordanian women startup founders and entrepreneurs will soon have an unprecedented opportunity to participate in a week-long cultural exchange and fellowship in Amman, Jordan through a not-for-profit partnership between the Open Hands Initiative<\/a>, Angel Resource Institute<\/a> (ARI), and ARI\u2019s Women\u2019s First Enterprise<\/a> program.<\/p>\n

In its first exchange program aimed at building a bridge between the people of the United States and Jordan, Open Hands Initiative will host 20 top women entrepreneurs\u201410 from the U.S. and 10 from Jordan\u2014in Amman this October. By creating a one-of-a-kind business training program that integrates unique collaborative engagement and intensive mentorship, Open Hands seeks to empower young women business leaders and support entrepreneurial activity in both countries.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEntrepreneurship drives innovation and prosperity\u2014and it\u2019s young people across the globe who hold the power to create lasting change through entrepreneurial activity.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cEntrepreneurship drives innovation and prosperity\u2014and it\u2019s young people across the globe who hold the power to create lasting change through entrepreneurial activity. That\u2019s why we are honored to be operating a program that not only attempts to capitalize on the impact that great ideas can have on society, but also the profound effect that women entrepreneurs, in particular, have on their communities,\u201d said Open Hands Initiative Founder and Chairman Jay T. Snyder. He added, \u201cWe hope that this fellowship will not only serve as a launchpad for pioneering young women to take their companies to the next level, but that it will also create new synergies and business prospects between founders from both countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Led by an accomplished team of international business leaders and innovators, this comprehensive program will provide hands-on training, personal mentoring, and a unique cultural experience to all involved. The program will culminate in a \u201cDemo Day\u201d in which all participants get the chance to pitch their company before a panel of investors and judges to vie for a cash prize to help accelerate their businesses.<\/p>\n

The Open Hands Initiative is in its fifth year sponsoring international people-to-people exchanges with the mission of increasing respect and understanding between the people of the United States and the people of the Middle East and the developing world.<\/p>\n

Women interested in applying to the fellowship can learn more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

20 Top, Young Women Startup Founders to Partake in the \u201cOpen Hands Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs\u201d Twenty of the most promising young American and Jordanian women startup founders and entrepreneurs will soon have an unprecedented opportunity to participate in a week-long cultural exchange and fellowship in Amman, Jordan through a not-for-profit partnership between the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[91,89,93],"class_list":["post-966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-womens-entrepreneurship","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-jordan","tag-startups"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.openhandsinitiative.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.openhandsinitiative.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.openhandsinitiative.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.openhandsinitiative.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.openhandsinitiative.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=966"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.openhandsinitiative.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":968,"href":"https:\/\/www.openhandsinitiative.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/966\/revisions\/968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.openhandsinitiative.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.openhandsinitiative.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.openhandsinitiative.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}