In today's newsletter:

• Winning Strategies on Team Performance: Aug. 25 Session
• Regional Pitch Competition Entries Accepted Through Aug. 31
• New Date: Coffee with a Corporate - EXIM Bank on Sept. 9
• Early Bird Deadline Today! NEC Built To Win Summit
• Register for Go for the Greens 2026 Conference Oct. 1-3
• Broward Health Announces Nov. 3 Small Business Expo
• Nominate By Aug. 11 for Entrepreneurial Women of Impact Awards

The Most Important Conversations

Might Be the Ones You're Not Hearing

Join Us for Our WBEC FL Winning Strategies Series

Understanding People to Improve Team Performance

Date: Tuesday, August 25

Time: Noon–1:30 p.m. ET

Location: Zoom

Cost: Free

The greatest challenges facing your team are not always visible. Sometimes they are the conversations employees avoid. The assumptions people make. The concerns they never feel comfortable sharing.

Those hidden dynamics affect collaboration, innovation, productivity, and ultimately, business results.

Join Maria Lucia Parra, gounder of Ingenium Research, as she shares how qualitative research and organizational psychology help leaders uncover the insights that traditional surveys often miss. With more than 25 years of experience helping Fortune 500 companies better understand people, Maria brings practical tools you can immediately apply to your own organization.

Ready to Take the Stage?

Regional Competition Is Now Open

It's your time to shine!

To submit, email the following items to WBEC Florida before 11:59 p.m. August 21:

• A 60-second pitch video
• Your company logo
• Your color headshot
• A brief written description about your company
• Your one-page capabilities statement (can be front and back, but only one page)
• Link to your website
• Link to your personal and business LinkedIn profiles

Top 4 Will Move On

to National Competition

The 2026 WBENCPitch IMPACT program:

• Focuses on storytelling and impact.
• Features 2 separate categories: Products and Services, with a national winner in each category.
• Awards a first prize of $20,000 in each category.
• Awards a second prize of a complimentary 2027 WBENC National Conference registration in each category.

Perfect Your Pitch with These Prep Sessions

Get Ready to Take Your Business Global!

Learn How with Export-Import Bank of the U.S.

Event: Coffee with a Corporate: Special Government Edition, presented by WBEC Florida

Date: ***NEW DATE*** Wednesday, September 9

Time: 10 to 11 a.m. ET

Price: Free

Ready to take your business beyond U.S. borders?

Join WBEC Florida for a special edition of Coffee with a Corporate featuring representatives from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), the federal agency dedicated to helping American businesses compete and succeed in the global marketplace.

Whether you're already exporting, exploring international opportunities, or simply curious about selling your products or services overseas, this interactive session will provide practical guidance on the resources, financing tools, and risk-mitigation programs available to help your business grow globally.

During this one-hour virtual conversation, WBEC Florida CEO Nancy Allen will interview our featured guest, Toya Woods, a business development specialist with EXIM Bank. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and engage directly with the speakers.

Meet. Sip. Connect. Repeat.

Reserve your seat today!

Early Bird Pricing Ends Aug. 7!

National Entrepreneur Center to Host August 28

Built to Win Summit Premier Business Event

Where: Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association, 5421 Diplomat Circle, Orlando, FL 32810

Date: Friday, August 28

Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Pricing: See website for details

Keynote speakers, government and corporate contracting panel, Power Hour networking, AI education, and more!

Your tax-deductible registration will help build the National Entrepreneur Center's permanent home, where thousands of entrepreneurs each year will find the coaching, connections, and resources they need to start and grow successful businesses.

Go for the Greens 2026:

Cultivating Connections

Event: Go for the Greens 2026 Conference

Theme: Cultivating Connections

Date: October 1-3, 2026

Location: Disney's Boardwalk Resort - Orlando

Pricing: See website for details

Check out the programming for this 19th annual event:

• Keynote Speaker Tina Rae Vansteenbergen on Debunking the Confidence Myth: Getting Real About Confidence
• Concierge Connections: B2B Roundtables with Corporations, Government Agencies, Nonprofits, and Women-Owned Businesses
• Golf Clinic and Golf Networking Event for All Skill Levels
• And More!

Save the Date ... or Register Today

NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

Applications Now Open for

Women of Impact Awards

Apply or Nominate by August 11, 2026

The distinguished Entrepreneurial Women of Impact Awards, presented by the Women Presidents Organization (WPO) and Women Elevating Women (W.E.W.), honor and celebrate the remarkable professional achievements and community service of entrepreneurial women of color in North America. 

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WBEC Florida and WBENC Anti-Discrimination Policy

As a community of entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and economic development thought leaders, WBENC and the WBEC Florida Regional Partner Organization are committed to the elimination of discrimination in all areas of business and the provision of equal opportunity when accessing capital, contracts, and contacts. In compliance with state and federal laws and regulations, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status in any of our policies, procedures, or practices. This anti-discrimination policy covers admission and access to, and treatment, in all programs and activities.