• Doing Business with Gaming Industry
• Doing Business in Western PA
• WBENC National Conference Recap!
• WBEC-East Webinars & Events
• Welcome Newly Certified WBEs
• SBA Updates & Opportunities
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• SBA 2024 NSBW Award Winners
• Harmelin Media Scholarship
• Kitty Grant Fund for MomPreneurs
• Doing Business with the DRPA—A.C.E. SERIES
• WBENC Events & Opportunities
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Doing Business with the Gaming Industry |
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Join us on Thursday, April 11th from another in-person event at parx! In the first half, you will hear directly from procurement executives and local leaders in the gaming industry. After lunch get direct facetime with procurement representatives from specific buying categories during our most popular form of facilitated networking – Meet & Greets!
You'll also have a chance to hear from WBEs already doing business with the gaming industry! Learn about the process, challenges and success, plus connect with fellow WBEs interested in doing business with you.
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Please register by noon on Friday, April 5th! |
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Doing Business in Western PA |
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Join us on Tuesday, May 14th at UPMC for our Doing Business in Western PA Luncheon! This in-person event links women and small business owners, supplier diversity leaders, purchasing professionals, and community leaders to gain access to opportunities and to build social and power networks.
After lunch get ready to make some powerful connections during our most popular form of facilitated networking – Meet & Greets! You'll also have a chance to hear from and connect with fellow WBEs interested in doing business with you.
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WBEC-East @ National Conference Recap Video |
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We had a wonderful time at this year's WBENC National Conference held in Denver, Colorado. Connections were made, women/individuals and their businesses were celebrated, and our voices were AMPLIFIED across the global network.
If we missed you in our recap video, let us know on LinkedIn what your greatest take-away was. Share a photo and tag us @wbeceast. Let's keep the energy going as we enter a new month with even more opportunities to strengthen our network and grow your business!
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WBEC-East Webinars & Events |
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April 16, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
If you’re just starting your business journey or always dreamt of owning your own business, this workshop is for you! Learn all WBEC-East has to offer to help you on your entrepreneurial journey.
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April 17, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join us for a comprehensive overview of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), how to access and find GSA requirements, and more.
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April 23, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
In this interactive webinar, we'll learn about UPMC's supplier diversity and procurement initiatives.
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April 26, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
We'll show you how to gain the prestigious Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) certificate and use it to build your business!
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April 30, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Whether you’re newly certified or have been for years, we'll show you how to make the best of your certification and grow your business.
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May 1, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn about the suite of integrated eTools offered by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to make the acquisition process more efficient for small businesses.
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Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Liz Walsh via email at ewalsh@wbeceast.com to make arrangements.
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Welcome Newly Certified WBES! |
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• Brighter Days Early Intervention Agency LLC
• Center Metal Fabricators, Inc.
• Century Steel Erectors Company
• Donley Brick Company
• Fierce Beauty Studio, LLC
• Fireball Printing LLC
• Gray's Pallets LLC
• Illustration Online LLC
• JFD Contractors, LLC
• Keating Property Management, LLC
• Mashugana Sisters, Inc.
• MinkeeBlue Inc.
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• Nu Beginning Center LLC
• One Stop Wellness MD, LLC
• Pepper Medical Inc
• Renavatio Healthcare Communications, LLC
• Sanctuary on the Susquehanna LLC
• Sonic Supply Co
• Souren Communications, LLC
• Thompson Environmental Surveys and Permitting LLC
• Tranquil Solutions for a Centered Mind, LLC
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SBA Launches Enhanced Lender Match Platform
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the next generation of the SBA’s Lender Match tool for small businesses to connect to capital through SBA’s network of approved banks and private lenders. The enhanced Lender Match will provide Americans seeking funding to start and grow their businesses with a simple, online tool that will more effectively match them with the SBA’s competitive lending products and additional offerings from a trusted network of banks and private lenders.
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The U.S. SBA’s Eastern Pennsylvania District Office announces its 2024 Small Business Week Award Winners! |
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SBA’s Eastern Pennsylvania Small Business Award winners are selected from among nominees located across Pennsylvania’s eastern 40 counties.
The local recognition is part of the annual Presidentially-designated National Small Business Week taking place April 28 – May 4, 2024. Save The Date!
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Harmelin Media Women-Owned Business Scholarship
Apply by Friday, April 26th
WBEC-East is proud to partner with Harmelin Media to offer the Harmelin Media Women-Owned Business Scholarship.
Dedicated to supporting women business owners and entrepreneurs, the Harmelin Media Women-Owned Business Scholarship provides up to $10,000 in direct support to a woman entrepreneur starting or expanding their business.
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Kitty Fund Grant for Mompreneurs
Apply by Tuesday, April 16th
On March 19, Founders First CDC launched the 2024 National Kitty Fund grant for Mompreneur small businesses. The grant seeks to offer grant funding to Mompreneurs in honor of Mother’s Day and Founders First CEO, Kim Folsom‘s mother, Catherine “Kitty” Abrams Tadlock Webster, who passed away in March of 2020.
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Doing Business with the DRPA—A.C.E. SERIES
Starts April 25, 2024 | 8:30 – 11:00 AM | Virtual
Join us for this FREE event series created for M/W/S/DBE certified firms to enhance best practices and learn how to do business with the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA).
- Be among the first to hear about upcoming DRPA projects
- Learn about the procurement and contract processes
- Gain insight on successful teaming partnerships for projects
- Develop practical tools for enhancing business materials
- Have one-on-one conversations with local Primes
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WBENC Events & Opportunities |
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Step Into Your Money: Financing Your Business with the Right Funding
April 2, 2024 | 3:30 – 5:00 PM | Virtual
The WBENC Women of Color program is excited to invite ALL to a dynamic and engaging conversation on April 2nd, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm on, “Step into Your Money: Financing Your Business with the Right Funding”. Featuring JPMorgan Chase and Co., join us for an interactive session which will provide an overview of the different forms of business financing and the upsides and downsides of each.
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Contact Us
WBEC-East | 215 • 790 • 9232 | www.WBECeast.com
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Funded in part through Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration
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Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Liz Walsh at 215-936-9392 or ewalsh@wbeceast.com
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