Annual Awards Celebration

Thursday, September 26 • 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Cescaphe Ballroom • 923 2nd Street • Philadelphia

Join us in honoring the women business enterprises, corporations, government agencies, and community members who are making a difference by opening the doors of opportunity to women business owners.

Tickets are $110 and include:

Finding Your Funding

September 19, 6:00 – 8:00 PM

WBEC-East Training Center, Philadelphia 

A panel of local lenders will be on hand to explain loans, micro-loans, and lines of credit. Get connections, get funding, get launched.

The Future of Care: Health, Wellness & Human Services Industry Day

October 22, 4:00 – 7:00 PM

Bethlehem, PA

Industry days are networking events that allow women-owned businesses to network with corporate and government supplier diversity professionals.

Entrepreneur Spotlight

From the very beginning, my experience with the WBEC-East has been all about connections – and looking back, it’s fun to connect the dots. Let’s start with Rebecca Harris, a fellow Chatham University alum, who convinced me to become a certified WBE. She suggested that I reach out to Joanne Peterson and Marian Neilson, also fellow Chatham alums, who had experience in helping women business owners get started in the process. I was so excited by the conversation in Rebecca’s office that I drove over to Joanne and Marian’s office (which was fortunately only two miles away) to learn more. Both Joanne and Marian have indeed been a huge help in not only walking me through the WBE process, but also understanding how to use the certification as tool for my business.

And the story doesn’t end there. Actually, my WBE story fell a bit flat for a while, because after a year of being certified, I wasn’t yet seeing tangible benefits to my business. I decided to register for a WBENC event – even though I was concerned I wouldn’t know anybody or make any useful connections. I was very wrong.

The women of my WBE tribe are the reason I decided to stay certified – and they are a regular source of inspiration, support, and NEW connections for me. We call each other when we have a business question or issue – or are looking for suggestions for a contact in a particular industry or company or just need support. There’s much more to do, but we’ve made excellent progress together. These connections have reinforced my belief that everyone you meet can offer you something important that you don’t know – but need to know.

Welcome Newly Certified WBEs!

Certified In August 2019

AmorSui

Astatech, Inc.

Avilion Coatings Inc.

Barb Barnett Graphic Design LLC

Boxplot Analytics LLC

Buck Hunter Mechanical Group, LLC

C & R Directional Boring LLC

CB Construction Services, Inc

CGC Consulting, LLC

Clayton Consulting, LLC

Clutch Group LLC

Continuum Architecture & Design, PC

Food Shelter LLC

H&G Public Affairs, LLC DBA Henry & Germann Public Affairs LLC

Industrual Pump & Motor Repair, LTD.

J. Cooperstein Hospitality Consulting, LLC

Kellermans Landscaping Services, Inc

Lititz Compliance Training, LLC

Margarita San Miguel Paulson Architect DBA Verde Architecture Consulting

Maven Medical, LLC

Maverick Business Development Solutions, LLC DBA Maverick Pgh

Media Management Services, Inc. DBA MMS Education

Mercy Ambulance & EMS Inc DBA Mercy Fleet, Mercy Group, Mercy Ambulance

MFR Consultants, Inc

Michaels Enterprise LLC

Modern the Floor Store, Inc.

Ms. Mere, LLC DBA Photo Depot

Roussey Enterprises, Inc.

SageRock Advisors, LLC

Tumi Home Inc DBA Amaz Floors

Thank You to Our Volunteers!

With the WBEC-East Awards deadline past us, we would like to recognize all of the Council Members and women business enterprises who participate on the WBEC-East Awards Committee all year long! This group does a fantastic job of making sure that we have a portfolio of awards that recognize the wide range of constituents throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware, and southern New Jersey. The committee’s work includes identifying award categories, developing criteria for award eligibility, and upgrading the evaluation forms that the judges use. In addition, this group works with the WBEC-East Program Committee to produce our annual Awards Celebration, which will be held this year on Thursday, September 26 ^th. Please join us at the Cescaphe Ballroom, 923 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 from 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

To inquire about joining this committee, please contact Rebecca Tham at [email protected]

Amy Holland, The Day & Zimmermann Group, Inc. – Awards Committee Chair

Peggy DelFabbro, M Davis & Sons, Inc. – Awards Committee Vice Chair

Barbara Bosha, Bosha Design+Communications

L. Jay Burks, Comcast

Ginny Heron-Doerr, ProShred Security

Erica Patterson, Philadelphia Gas Works

Stephanie Reid, WBEC-East

Allen Riddick, Drexel University

Kimberly Springsteen-Abbott, Commonwealth Capital Corp.

Rebecca Tham, WBEC-East

Cynthia Towers, JURISolutions, Inc.

Elizabeth Walsh, WBEC-East 

Workshop: Think Beyond the Bank - Alternative Funding for Your Small Business

October 2, 5:30-7:30pm

Pittsburgh, PA

This Workshop is being hosted by Chatham’s Women’s Business Center, Riverside Center for Innovation and Women’s Business Enterprise Council East.

Hear from popular local funding options and meet some programs new to town. Networking and opportunity for questions will occur before and after the presentations. Light refreshments will be served.

Featuring representatives from the following organizations presenting at the workshop:

Women of Color Premier Networking Event

October 8, 5:30 – 7:30 PM

Philadelphia, PA

Join WBEC-East this Minority Enterprise Development Week (MEDWeek) for our inaugural celebration of our newly created Women of Color (WOC) Committee!

This networking event is focused on WOC entrepreneurs & businesses. You will learn more about the virtues of being part of the WBEC-East network. This celebratory event will consist of introductory remarks, light refreshments & networking. You will get to know other WBEs and corporate professionals in our region and build valuable business connections.

Amazon Web Services Startup Day Philadelphia

September 24, 9am-6pm

Philadelphia, PA

This AWS Startup Day is designed for underrepresented entrepreneurs who are ready to take an idea and turn it into a company - not just a product. If you are still in the idea stage, Startup Day will help you test and validate that idea. For those who have already taken an initial swing at building a company, you’ll hear how to take it to the next level.

At AWS Startup Day, you'll learn from AWS experts, VC's, and your fellow startups about how to go from that initial intellectual spark to MVP, and what it takes to land seed funding. You'll get a glimpse into the challenges you'll face early on, along with the do's and dont's. Startup Day is also an opportunity to meet your people, the other builders in your backyard, to share ideas, founder hacks, and the inspiring moments that keep everyone sprinting forward. 

3rd Annual Women Founders and Funders: Accessing Capital Seminar

October 15, 7:30am-10am

Philadelphia, PA

The Fox Rothschild Women’s Initiative and the Private Investors Forum invite you to our Third Annual Women Founders and Funders: Accessing Capital.

In response to the popularity of last year’s successful event, the Private Investors Forum, host of the annual Angel Venture Fair, and Fox Rothschild LLP present a trio of panels for women about how to raise capital from angel investors.

Join us for engaging conversations and a continental breakfast.