Category: Business Center
AWBC CEO Testifies Before Congress on Women’s Business
Washington, D.C., May 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today the Association of Women’s Business Centers (AWBC) CEO Corinne Hodges testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development in a hearing to examine the United States Small Business Administration’s (SBA) entrepreneurial development ecosystem and offer Members of the Committee the opportunity to review the major technical assistance programs. In
Women’s Business Center of Utah launches free, new directory of female-owned businesses in state
When Maharba Zapata was just getting started and making salsa out of her Magna home to support her seven children, her now-husband suggested that Zapata name her business Salsa Queen. Zapata, 49, said she remembers thinking, “That’s the stupidest name ever.” The name stuck, though, as the business grew, and Zapata continually had to find
Suazo Business Center opens second location in Ogden
OGDEN, Utah (ABC4) – There are more opportunities for hopeful entrepreneurs thanks to a new center focused on helping minority-owned businesses thrive in Utah. Get Utah’s latest news sent to your inbox! Click here to subscribe to the free ABC4 daily newsletter. The Suazo Business Center’s new Ogden City office is now officially open. “We
Gaston College contest will offer entrepreneur $10,000 for business
An entrepreneur with a winning idea can walk away with $10,000 to help them launch a small business. Fifth Third Bank along with community colleges, including Gaston and Cleveland, will offer the top prize in its ’53 Ideas Pitch Competition. Ideas can be submitted at 53ideas.com through May 31 by anyone in the following counties surrounding Charlotte: Anson, Cabarrus,
Randolph Community College Small Business Center guides entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur Marcus Lowery was unsure if he wanted to create and operate his business as a nonprofit or limited liability company, relying on the Randolph Community College Small Business Center to provide guidance. The center gave him material laying out the pros and cons of operating businesses under the two options for his Nu Wine business. This is just
GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center to open Wednesday
On Wednesday, GROW Nebraska will open a women’s business center in Omaha. The ribbon-cutting will be at 3 p.m. at the Empowerment Center, 5190 Sprague Plaza, Suite 216.The Small Business Administration announced grant funding for 20 new women’s business centers in 2021. Omaha was included. GROW Nebraska is partnering with the Metro Omaha Women’s Business
In downtown Wilmington, Live Oak leases space for new small business center
Live Oak Bank is preparing to open an inclusive small business center in downtown Wilmington, envisioned as a resource hub for underserved small businesses, a bank official said Tuesday. Live Oak has entered into a lease for the center to be housed in about 5,000 square feet at 106 Market St., above chef Dean Neff’s
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript – Vose Farm Business Center sale is finalized
The sale of the Vose Farm Business Center, comprising of the two buildings at 9 and 49 Vose Farm Road in Peterborough, to Premium Capital Resources, LLC was made official last week. Premium Capital Resources, LLC, a New York-based privately held real estate investment and advisory firm headed by Michael Herman, purchased the property from
The Well business center in Midtown Lakeland will help underserved small businesses grow
LAKELAND, Fla. — A new business incubator is being built in one of Lakeland’s most underserved communities. The vision of Dr. Sallie Stone is beginning to become a reality. Construction of her concept for a business resource center called The Well is now underway. “If you think back in ancient times the well in the
Amid tough year for moms, Nevada Women’s Business Center aims to empower | Coronavirus
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Mothers had to juggle a lot during the pandemic, and many even sacrificed their own professional plans to care for their children amid school closures. But a free resource dedicated for entrepreneurs aims to assist local moms in achieving their dreams. A new analysis of Census data shows that COVID-19 disproportionately
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North Dakota Women’s Business Center continued to support women-owned businesses during a turbulent year
The past year has been one of upheaval for all businesses, and the North Dakota Women’s Business Center was not immune to the dynamics of navigating a global pandemic while still maintaining its focus on supporting women-owned businesses throughout the state. The center is a program of the Center for Technology and Business, a certified
Kristine Saljanin, general manager at Westchester Business Center
One might imagine that shared office space companies such as Westchester Business Center would have been a casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic. After all, with so many people working from home instead of coming into an office and so many people being apprehensive over health safety, the shared office space concept might seem suddenly outdated.
The Business Center’s Summer Enrichment Entrepreneurship Programming Begins in June | Germantowncourier
Philadelphia — The Business Center (TBC) will offer its signature Summer Enrichment Entrepreneurship Programs for youths ages 7 to 17 beginning June 21, 2021. The sessions will take place on New Covenant Campus; 7500 Germantown Ave. CDC guidelines will be followed to ensure everyone’s health and safety. This year TBC is offering: Book Publishing &
West Chicago business park continues growth spurt with Amazon distribution hub
About a decade ago, a business park south of the DuPage Airport had just one operating business: a sales and repair office for a window company. Today, the DuPage Business Center is almost fully built out, home to an Amazon distribution center that helped complete a remarkable turnaround at the massive campus in West Chicago.
RCCC small business center partners 53 Ideas Pitch Competition – Salisbury Post
SALISBURY – The Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Small Business Center will partner with Small Business Centers in the Southwest region on the 2021 “53 Ideas Pitch Competition” supported by Fifth Third Bank. The pitch competition addresses income inequality and equity through entrepreneurship by providing anyone with an idea access to the capital, training resources, and social connections
Game-changing Women’s Business Center will open in Phoenix
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced in January that a $150,000 grant to launch a Women’s Business Center would be provided to the nonprofit organization Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. After months of preparing, new and experienced entrepreneurs can expect a “soft opening” to be available online as soon as mid May. The SBA
RCCC Small Business Center partners on ’53 Ideas Pitch Competition’ | Education
“Businesses start with great ideas, and we want to be part of efforts to provide resources, nurture and grow those ideas so that our community will thrive,” said Megan Smit, Rowan-Cabarrus Small Business Center director. The “53 Ideas Pitch Competition” is an open call for business ideas from residents across the region. Individuals will have
Watch now: A pinball machine from the 1930s made its way back to Racine, where it was made | State
DIANA PANUNCIAL [email protected] RACINE — Racine historian Jim Mercier is always on the lookout for memorabilia to add to his collection, which contains thousands of items originated from the community. Mercier never knows what he’ll find, he said, but when he came across an online auction in Missouri for a pinball machine made right in
Bagel baker finds support, room to grow in Superior
“I’ve noticed that people who buy bagels are just the nicest people. I don’t know why that is,” owner Lexy Land said. Every week, Land bakes up to 25 dozen bagels, depending on the number of orders. Her staple flavors are plain, cinnamon sugar, Asiago cheese and everything (topped with a blend of sesame seeds,
Small business center offers farmers market webinar | Business
The University of Scranton Small Business Development Center will offer a two-part webinar series to help local farmers and individuals planning to sell food and other products at farmers markets across the region this season. Building a Great Farmers’ Market Booth, Part One will take place at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20 and Part
Herald’s Women in Business: Rosburg proud of team behind Alerus Center’s success
Rosburg, general manager of the Alerus Center, moved to Grand Forks in 2017 from Casper, Wyo. It has been a positive move, not only because it brought her closer to family and where she grew up in Minnesota, but because she has seen how impactful the Alerus Center is in people’s lives. She doesn’t like
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