In a report from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor entitled “Women’s Entrepreneurship 2020/21, Thriving Through Crisis,” it states: “Entrepreneurship is an essential driver of societal health and wealth. It is also a formidable engine of economic growth.” It further notes: “Women entrepreneurs are making significant contributions to the global economy and society. Based on the countries in the GEM 2020 survey, an estimated 274 million women globally are involved in business startups in addition to 139 million women owners/managers of established businesses and 144 million women informal investor globally.”

As CivitasLA celebrates National Entrepreneurship Month 2022, we’re joined by three entrepreneurial sisters – Lia Dias, Owner of Hype Hair Magazine and Girl Cave LA, and LeAnn and Leslie Jones, Co-Founders of 1010 Wine Bar & Events, the first wine bar in Inglewood – as they share their journey growing up in Inglewood, their respective paths to entrepreneurship, and how they work to engage, inspire and serve community through their respective entrepreneurial endeavors. To learn more, please visit: www.girlcavela.com; www.hypehair.com and www.1010wineandevents.com.

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