SBA Resources for Women Business Owners

SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman recently outlined her agency’s resources for women small business owners to survive and thrive amid the COVID-19 pandemic, including SBA's Women’s Business Center network of 136 centers located across the country.

The number of women entrepreneurs grows to unprecedented levels and shows no sign of stopping, as the younger generations eschew their reliance on corporations for lifelong employment and as immigrants, who are risk-takers by nature, start their own businesses.

SBA’s efforts are aimed at bridging the lending gap between male-owned and women-owned firms.

Connect to More

Wells Fargo is starting a new wave of support through Connect to More, a business mentoring partnership with the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center. 

This new effort will focus on mentoring 500 women-owned businesses throughout the next 12 months. The businesses will receive access to expertise and specialized resources. The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center will provide women entrepreneurs support through its Milestone Mapping Coaching Circles.

Read on to learn more.

Attend Our 18th Annual WPO Chicago Summit 9/9/21 and Boost Your Brand (Virtual)

 

If you are a WPO Chapter Chair, member or sponsor, you are cordially invited to our 18th Annual WPO Chicago Summit on 9/9/21 (virtual).  Our theme this year is Combat the Great Resignation by Boosting Your Brand and Becoming the Best Place to Work.

In this high-energy, powerful content-filled workshop, SimplyBe. CEO and founder Jessica Zweig will discuss the brand behind the brand and how to elevate your external brand by strengthening the internal branding of yourself, your business, and your employees.

In addition, she will dive into the ways you can create a culture, and a work environment that your employees love and never want to leave – all while creating a brand that stands for something bigger than the bottom line and allows your business to become the best place to work.

We will then break into smaller facilitated e-groups to brainstorm together on ways we can begin doing this right now for our organizations.

To learn more and to register, email Laurel Delaney (ldelaney(at)globetrade.com), WPO Chicago Chapter Chair. Looking forward to your participation!

Join Us for the 18th Annual WPO Chicago Summit (9/9/21)

Building a Community

How do you build a community of raving fans to your business? All it takes is understanding what you do best, what your passion is, what impact you make, and how you share your message with the world.

Check out four steps to building a community of raving fans.