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I founded Crea in 2008 (www.crea.org.mx). It’s a nonprofit social enterprise that trains & advises low-income women micro and small entrepreneurs in marginalised communities to strengthen & grow their businesses. To date, Crea has benefitting close to 65,000 people, and counting.

In 2014, Crea launched a public-private partnership with the National Institute for Entrepreneurs of Mexico called Mujeres Moviendo México (www.mmm.org.mx) that is working with over 10,000 women entrepreneurs from 5 states in Mexico, providing them with advising, training and consulting.

Crea comes from the spanish words creer ("to believe") and crear ("to create"). It means believing in what one creates, in the abilities of women, in their potential and in the country. It means creating opportunities and businesses. We believe in women who create and believe in Mexico.

This is part of the TamalKua team (http://zonetamalli.com.mx/) that recently got showcased at the 2015 National Week of Entrepreneurs. Patricia, the CEO, got to present in front of the President during the keynote event.

A short video (in Spanish, #sorrynotsorry) about Crea's newest project: Cursos Crea

Here I am with Ofelia (far left), our Director of Training Methodologies, and Martha, one of the first women to sign up for our digital skills pilot program.

We've recently launched cursos.crea.org.mx in order to close the knowledge gap that women face in terms of the use of Internet and digital tools. We're fortunate to have a large grant from Google to do this and we've partnered with the Ministry of Telecommunications to offer our trainings to women all around the country through their Puntos Mexico Conectado (http://www.pmc.gob.mx/)

These men and women formed a sewing cooperative in Santiaguillo, a town in Zacatecas, in North Central Mexico. They wanted to set up a business that can generate jobs and better livelihoods for their families and community and through Crea we provided them with business skills and consulting services that allowed them to open a formal sewing cooperative.  

When we started working in La Luz, the community was looking to set up local businesses to provide employment. Through a regional demand analysis we identified there was a market opportunity for a cinder block production and helped them set up a businesses while teaching them business skills.

El Pardillo II didn't have any businesses doing repairs, so they decided to create a microenterprise to carry out all sorts of repairs and alterations at competitive prices.

These ladies are celebrating: Their first contract and production line is ready!

Mujeres Moviendo México is a federal program of the National Institute of Entrepreneurs (INADEM) of the Ministry of Economics of Mexico that we designed and are implementing through Crea. For more information visit: www.mmm.org.mx.

This is Claudia, Crea's COO. She is an inspiring woman who works tirelessly to empower women entrepreneurs through our programs. She manages a dynamic and (imho) large team that is working across 6 states of Mexico to provide high-quality business development services to these entrepreneurs. 

Here is Tonalli, one of our amazing team members, with two of our graduates who came to visit at the 2015 National Week of Entrepreneurs. You can check out our twitter account @MujeresMovMex.

Every day we get the chance to work with and support incredible women entrepreneurs who are changing the future of Mexico. It is exciting to get to promote work that I believe in and feel passionate about.

I am extremely excited that SingularityU Mexico City is official and I am its founding Community Ambassador. Such a privilege to be a part of a community that is looking to impact the lives of billions and ensure that it has a positive effect on Mexico. 

SingularityU Mexico City is a local Chapter & community organization of Singularity University (SU). 
SU empowers leaders to leverage exponential technologies to solve global grand challenges. Singularity University (SU) is the benefit corporation behind a global community of innovators who share a mission to solve the world’s greatest challenges. The SU Community is comprised of individuals, business, institutions, investors, and NGOs in over 80 countries. The SU platform is a unique combination of services that consists of educational programs in exponentially advancing technologies, as well as innovation programs to support collaboration and initiatives leveraging those technologies to positively impact billions of lives globally.

SingularityU collaborated with the Office of the President of Mexico on a day summit to discuss the role of the "Exponential Government" and understand the role of disruption in the public sector. I also had the opportunity to present alongside amazing entrepreneurs in a panel about startup innovation. #GobMEXponencial

Tishi is a Mexican brand and e-commerce of consumer electronics and household appliances with a unique digital DNA. For more information visit: tishi.mx.

We've been showcased in several media outlets including this article in El Universal: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/entrada-de-opinion/columna/ricardo-blanco/techbit/2016/03/4/creer-en-crecer-localmente

I am excited that it highlights three very important aspects of Tishi:
1. That we are committed to democratising the access to good quality, long-lasting, well-designed, high-technology goods.
2. That we are committed to transparency and service.
3. That we are committed to creating jobs and producing our goods in Mexico.

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