Participants in Hope Arising’s women’s support group meet weekly to learn how to better run their businesses. As part of their training, participants learn to separate and track their personal and business expenses. They share ideas, achievements, and failures in an effort to help one another improve.
Before receiving training, they explain, they had no understanding of the importance of record keeping. Now they track their finances, pay themselves a living wage, regularly save a portion for emergencies, and appropriately reinvest to grow their business.
“We are so happy now and because of what we have learned, we can help others.” As these women succeed, many continue to attend the weekly meetings and give back through mentoring new participants.