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In today's newsletter:
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Final Days to Register for Finishing Strong workshop!
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Registration opens for Unity Week interactive online experience
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Watch 5 of our members in the WBENC Pitch Semifinals
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Check out these national and regional opportunities
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Final Days to Register
for Finishing Strong Workshop
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Finishing Strong:
Reset. Refocus. Reignite.
Date: Wednesday, October 29
Time: 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Where: Online
Price: Complimentary
As we approach the end of 2025, it’s the perfect time to pause and ask ourselves: What went right? What can we refine? And how can we launch into 2026 stronger than ever?
Whether you’re celebrating major wins, pushing toward your last few goals, or seeking fresh energy for the year ahead, Finishing Strong is your opportunity to reflect, reset, and reignite your path to success … with a community of women business owners and corporate champions cheering you on.
Let’s finish 2025 strong — and start 2026 even stronger.
A Zoom link will be provided after registration.
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Registration is Now Open
for 2025 NBIC Unity Week
When: Nov. 17-19, 2025
Where: Online (Link will be sent after registration)
Cost: Complimentary, thanks to sponsorships
NBIC Unity Week is online this year! The annual conference that celebrates diversity, opportunity, equity, and collaboration will include:
- Opening Session: Powering a New Era of Unity
- WBENC Pitch Competition Finals
- Branding for Impact: Purpose, Position, and Promise
- Cross-Segment B2B Matchmakers
- Best of the Best Awards Program
- Concurrent Educational Sessions
WBENC is one of the event's hosts, along with the National LGBTQ+ & Allied Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), and members of the National Business Inclusion Consortium (NBIC).
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Let's Cheer On Our Region's Competitors!
WBENCPitch Semifinals Next Monday-Tuesday
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Date: Wednesday, Oct. 29
Time: 2 to 4 p,m. ET
Location: Online
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NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
Want to Work with Target?
Tips for CPG Brands and Suppliers
Join Target for this session that offers curated access to retail knowledge. The Target Accelerators team will facilitate this last Target session of 2025.
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NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
WBENC Women & Pride and Allies Community Social Hour
Grab your favorite beverage or snack and join WBENC Women & Pride [And Allies] to make new connections, strengthen existing connections, and engage in authentic, small-group conversations with inclusive business owners and workforce professionals.
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Date: Today! Friday, Oct. 24
Time: 2 to 3 p,m. ET
Location: Online
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NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
From our partners at Women Presidents Organization:
What: Ascent 2025
Date: Oct. 30-31, 2025
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET
Hosts: WPO and Pinnacle Global Network
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In this live global event designed for women business owners, you'll walk away with clarity, strategy, and a plan to build a business that thrives ... without you in the weeds.
For the first time ever, Pinnacle Global Network and WPO join forces, bringing elite mentors and high-level female CEOs together for two transformative days of bold strategy, visionary leadership, and exponential scale.
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REGIONAL PARTNER OPPORTUNITY
Our regional partner Moffitt Cancer Center is expanding, and you might be able to help. Find out about RFPs and other supplier opportunities available there.
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REGIONAL PARTNER OPPORTUNITIES
If you're in Orlando and the surrounding Central Florida area, you have access to programming just for businesses like yours at the National Entrepreneur Center.
Check out the calendar for events happening almost daily that can help you become a better business leader and expand your markets.
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National Entrepreneur Center, 3201 East Colonial Drive, Suite A-20, Orlando, FL 32803, inside the Fashion Square Mall
Learn More About the NEC
Explore Events at the NEC
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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.
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