Tina McKenzie leads NI to the United Nations

Tina McKenzie, leading Northern Irish businesswoman and European Ambassador for Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, took to the stage in the United Nations in New York on the 18th November to give a passionate speech about the value of entrepreneurship to society.

Tuesday 22 November 2016

Tina McKenzie leads NI to the United Nations

Tina McKenzie, leading Northern Irish businesswoman and European Ambassador for Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, took to the stage in the United Nations in New York on the 18th November to give a passionate speech about the value of entrepreneurship to society.

The WED movement is currently celebrated across 144 countries; working to alleviate poverty by driving entrepreneurship through women.

Tina McKenzie is Managing Director of Staffline Ireland – a group of three companies including Diamond Recruitment Group, PeoplePlus NI and Staffline Recruitment – directly employing more than 200 people with a 60 million pound turnover.

In her remarks to the senior delegation, she said she believed the entrepreneurial spirit of women in Northern Ireland is an untapped resource and that with leadership and application Northern Ireland can be the entrepreneurial capital of Europe.

“Entrepreneurialism is not limited to those who start up new businesses – entrepreneurship is the relentless spirit to seek out a problem in the world and solve it.

“Women across the globe see the need in this world and when we succeed in filling that need, our communities and our economies thrive.

“And most importantly for an economy such as our own, we know that one in five women who start a business or move into self-employment were previously unemployed. This means women’s entrepreneurship brings a more immediate contribution to the economy.

“Promoting women’s entrepreneurship from micro-businesses to corporate boards will propel Northern Ireland’s economy through uncertain times. Especially as a society moving from conflict, increased entrepreneurship helps provide economic and political stability,” she explained.

McKenzie will continue to promote entrepreneurship with further events planned in London and Brussels.

Tuesday 22 November 2016