News From the Rockville Women's Business Center

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Women's Organizations

Featured Resource

Featured Entrepreneur

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Community Events

WBC Workshops and Events

Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses
Thursday October 13, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

The Rockville Summit
Tuesday October 18, 8:30 am to 11:45 am

The ABC's of Starting a Business

Thursday, October 20, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

WBO October Networking Lunch

Thursday, October 20, 11:30 am to 2:00 pm

GSA Schedules

Thursday, October 25, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Funding Options for Small Businesses

Thursday, November 3, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Developing Your Marketing Plan

Wednesday, November 9, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Maryland Ambassadors for Business Luncheon

Thursday, November 17, 11 am to 1:30 pm

The ABC's of Starting a Business

Wednesday, November 30, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

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Another sold out WBC workshop on Certifications.

Marketing strategies to help you increase sales! How can you get clients to know you, like you, and trust you so that their decision to buy from you is almost done? Learn strategies that you can implement in your business to simplify the buying process for your prospects and increase sales for your business. Thursday, October 13, from 9:30 am-12:30 pm. Location: Rockville Women's Business Center, 95 Monroe St, Rockville. Register here.

Rockville Summmit. Help shape the future of Rockville's economy and have your business voice heard! Attend The Rockville Summit and hear renowned economist Stephen Fuller present his findings on Rockville's economic competitiveness. The Washington Post's Robert McCartney will moderate a panel of Rockville representatives, including business owners, residents and educators. Tuesday, October 18, 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. at VisArts, 155 Gibbs St. Free. Register here.

Did You Know?

Women business owners in the U.S. are more likely than male entrepreneurs to participate in volunteer activities and to encourage their employees to volunteer!

Tips to Grow By!

Check out these five great Women's Organizations in our area who are here to help you grow!

Develop new partnerships at WBO-MC, Women's Business Owners of Montgomery County. "We're an active group of professionals, entrepreneurs, and women business owners who regularly come together to build our businesses, develop partnerships, mentor one another, and generally have a great time with like-minded women."

Expand your customer base through networking events at

E-women Network"The primary focus of eWomenNetwork is connecting you to new customers and marketing and promoting your business so you land more customers, uncover unique opportunities, and gain access to needed resources."

Get inspired by successful women speakers at lunches organized by Maryland Women Ambassadors for Business. "Our luncheons cultivate a unique opportunity for successful women ambassadors in business to maximize their potential by networking with other female executives and entrepreneurs while we invite a successful business woman located in the greater Montgomery County/Washington DC area to speak to our audience about her accomplishments"

Gain focused training for immigrants and women with artistic businesses at Empowered Women International: "E.W.I. is an organization that channels the entrepreneurial spirit, the arts and creative talents of immigrant, refugee and low-income women into small businesses to create jobs, opportunity for women, multicultural understanding and a new generation of American leaders and entrepreneurs."

Strengthen your leadership skills through networking events at The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) propels women entrepreneurs into economic, social and political spheres of power worldwide. "Our goal is to effectively represent the full diversity of the women business owner community and to expand access to leadership opportunities across the full spectrum of our membership."

Featured Resource

LEDC equips Latinos and other D.C.-area residents with the skills and financial tools to create a better future for their families and communities. Participants in their programs learn how to buy and stay in their homes, take control of decisions affecting their apartment buildings, and start or expand small businesses. The entire D.C. area is stronger when all families have the power to achieve financial independence and join with their neighbors to improve their quality of life. LEDC provides services in three fields: small business development and lending, home-ownership and foreclosure counseling, and affordable housing preservation.

Featured Entrepreneur