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• WBEC-East Annual Meeting
• How to Prepare For Tax Season
• SCORE Marketing Series Part 1
• SCORE Marketing Series Part 2
• Business Financial Literacy Series
• WBEC-East Webinars & Events
• SBA Updates & Opportunities
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• Defining Your Business to Advance the Customer Journey
• Center for Women's Entrepreneurship Open House
• The Detkin Legal Clinic Application is Open!
• WBENC News and Updates
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Join WBEC-East for Our Annual Meeting! | |
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Tuesday, January 28th from 1:00 - 2:00 pm
No Fee
Hear from WBEC-East and WBENC leadership about what's in store for 2025!
The WBEC-East Annual Meeting is a must-attend opportunity to learn about our upcoming events, programs and initiatives. This event is for anyone interested in learning more about WBEC-East: current or future business owners, certified WBEs, procurement and supplier diversity professionals, and members of the small business community.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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How to Prepare for Tax Season | |
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Tuesday, January 14th from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
No Fee
Join WBEC-East to learn all you need to know about filing your business taxes, important deadlines, staying organized in financial accounting systems and year-end close, and tax compliance and tips to make filing easier!
This event is free and open to entrepreneurs at any level interested in learning how to prepare for filing their business taxes.
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January 15th & 16th from 12:00 - 1:30 pm
No Fee
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Marketing Part 1: Developing Your Marketing Plan | | |
Learn how to identify your ideal clients, create a compelling value proposition, conduct competitor analysis, and implement strategic pricing that drives profits. | |
Marketing Part 2: Promoting Your Business | | |
This webinar will introduce you to essential promotional methods, including networking, referrals, social media, content marketing, email marketing, and SEO. | |
Business Financial Literacy Series | |
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Begins on January 16th
3 Sessions, Thursday Evenings, 6:30 – 7:30 PM
No Fee
The WBEC-East Business Financial Literacy Series is a free 3-week workshop series that helps entrepreneurs and prospective business owners understand the fundamentals of finance. This series, hosted in partnership with Truist Bank, will prepare you for access to capital and business financial success.
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WBEC-East Webinars & Events | |
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January 9, 12:00 - 1:30 PM
If you’re just starting your business journey or always dreamt of owning your own business, this workshop is for you!
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January 17, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
During this session, 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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January 21, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Join us for an informative webinar to learn about the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s supplier diversity and procurement initiatives.
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January 31, 12:00- 1:00 PM
Whether you’re newly certified or have been wondering how to make the most of your certification, this webinar will show you the best ways to network and grow your business.
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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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• Avero Consulting
• Contenda
• Converse Winkler Architecture
• Donor x LLC
• Enliven Construction
• Kost-Less Logistics
• LyTa Corporation
• Mitotyping Technologies
• Mt. Airy Environmental Services
• Navcara
• No Wooden Nickel
• Parker Strategy Group
• Peric Systems Incorporated
• PowerX3 Property Maintenance Services
• Proxima Centauri
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• Proxima Centauri
• PW Campbell Contracting Company
• Reap Energy
• Revive Solutions
• Rosewater Falls
• Rystin Management Group
• Scott Building Corp
• Sea Isle Ice Spiked Tea
• Serene Care Behavioral Health
• Skysight Photography
• St. Moritz Labor Services
• Stanford Lumber Company
• TechPrime
• Thermal-Gard Building Products
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SBA 504 Program Expands to Help More Small Businesses Access Capital
The 504 loan program provides long-term, fixed rate financing for major fixed assets that promote business growth and job creation. 504 loans are available through Certified Development Companies (CDCs), SBA's community-based nonprofit partners who promote economic development within their communities. CDCs are certified and regulated by SBA. The maximum loan amount for a 504 loan is $5.5 million.
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Defining Your Business to Advance the Customer Journey
January 9, 2025 | 6:30 – 8:30 PM | Upper Darby, PA
You will learn how to use the Hourglass Approach,
a modern marketing strategy that covers the entire customer journey. We will apply your learning to your specific business and share ideas and insights with each other.
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Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship Open House
January 16, 2024 | 9:30 - 11:00 AM | Pittsburgh, PA
Come meet the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship (CWE) staff in-person and learn about our programs for entrepreneurs and small business owners, including free business counseling and technical assistance, business resources, training programs and membership.
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The Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic Application is Open!
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, final selection will occur in January 2025
Free transactional intellectual property counsel at Penn Carey Law! They are now accepting clients for the new semester of the Clinic. What is a clinic? A “teaching law-firm” where Penn Carey Law students represent clients without charge under the supervision of faculty-practitioners.
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WBENC Events & Opportunities | |
Applications NOW OPEN for WeIGNITE, brought to you by Wells Fargo
Applications Close Friday January 10th, 2025
WeIGNITE is a highly interactive, 5-week virtual executive education program for WBENC-Certified WBEs. Participants will gain clarity on their business vision and understand its implications for leadership, teams, and business operations.
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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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