Women teach bizness to aid Russian sisters

For one small group of Russian women, a visit to New York's Russian Tea Room two years ago was an epiphany. Not because of the restaurant's famed menu, or its equally famed clientele, though. What set the Russians agog was that such a business could be owned by a woman. Private business ow...

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Published in:Crain's New York business 1993-08, Vol.9 (32), p.13
Main Author: Citrano, Virginia M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Associations
Bankruptcy laws
Business plans
Commercial credit
Eastern Europe
Economic development
Entrepreneurs
Joint ventures
Middle Atlantic
Privatization
Small business
Women
Women owned businesses
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Summary:For one small group of Russian women, a visit to New York's Russian Tea Room two years ago was an epiphany. Not because of the restaurant's famed menu, or its equally famed clientele, though. What set the Russians agog was that such a business could be owned by a woman. Private business ownership--by men or women--is a new phenomenon in the former Soviet Union. But it is a crucial goal for Russian women, who experts say account for 80% of those idled by perestroika. These women, however, face entrepreneurship with few of the skills American women now take for granted. To get them, they are turning to a group that includes the Russian Tea Room's Faith Stewart Gordon and other New York Russophiles. The Alliance of American and Russian Women Inc.'s program to teach basic business skills is creating female biznessmyen and opening the way for New York's women-owned businesses to participate in the fast-developing Russian market. (excerpt)
ISSN:8756-789X