In This Edition
• First Round of WBENC Pitch Competition
• Desserts & More + Awards Celebration
• WBEC-East Headquarters Moving
• SBA Update
• WBE Spotlight
• Monthly Fun Fact and Quote
• WBEC-East Webinars and Events
• Welcome Newly Certified WBEs
• MYCA Learning Gender Course
• Google Career Certificates
• Emerging Vendors Program
WBENCPitch is a series of pitch competitions to help WBEs hone their business pitch, gain exposure, and win prizes! Certified WBEs are invited to submit pitches on the theme of Innovation!
Desserts & More - Annual Fundraiser & Awards Celebration

Join us for THE social event of the year for women entrepreneurs, and support a good cause!

Desserts & More is a formal evening celebration that brings together women entrepreneurs, corporate sponsors, supplier diversity professionals, and valued community partners, for a fun opportunity to mix, mingle and build relationships. We will proudly showcase WBEC-East’s successful business owners, honor our annual awardees, and raise funds to ensure we can continue our mission.

The sweet part? We’ll top the night off with the always anticipated buffet of desserts and treats from local women-owned bakers and caterers.

The savory part? The cost of your ticket goes directly towards programs and tools that train women to start and grow their business.

All are welcome! Please come out to enjoy some desserts, mingle with the local small business community, and help support the dreams of women entrepreneurs in our region.
Registration opens soon! Stay tuned for updates!
WBEC-East Headquarters Is Moving!
Our first day of business at the new location is set for Tuesday, July 5th.
SBA Update
Four Million Hard-Hit Businesses Approved for Nearly $390 Billion in COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loans

As the country continues to transition from a historic economic recovery to stable, steady growth that works for families and small businesses, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, the voice for America’s 32.5 million small businesses in President Biden’s Cabinet, highlighted the impact of the SBA’s COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). Through the life of the program, the SBA disbursed approximately $390 billion to nearly four million small businesses and nonprofits.
WBE Spotlight
We would like to introduce Naya Brown one of our WBEs and FastTrac® graduate. Naya recently launched her business creating a clothing line called The Fine Auntie. Be sure to check out her website and see her quote below about her experience with the FastTrac® program. Another great example of what the FastTrac® program can do for your business! Congratulations Naya on launching your business!
WBEC-East Webinars & Events
July 19, 10:00 - 11:30 AM

If you've always dreamed of owning your own business, or if you'd like to understand how WBEC-East can help your business grow, our free Orientation and Business Assessment workshop is for you!
July 19, 2:00 PM - 3:00 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.
July 22, 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!
July 27, 12:00 - 1:15 PM

Join us for our quarterly WBE meetup where we virtually network & share resources.

This quarter's topic: Empowering other Female Business Owners in the STEM Fields
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Joyce Cadesca via email at jcadesca@wbeceast.com to make arrangements.
Welcome Newly Certified WBES!
Certified May 2022
• 360 Marketing & PR LLC
• Ciemone Inc.
• DILLON MARCUS, LTD
• ECOGRIT LLC
• Everybody Educate LLC
• Ideaworks Inc.
• Innovative Benefit Planning, LLC
• J&M Strategic Consulting, Inc.
• JARI AUTO TAGS LLC
• Keast & Hood Co.
• Liberty & Associates II LLC
• Loyal Hearts Staffing, LLC
• Na'Toria Marketing and Design
Solutions LLC
• PrintForce LLC
• Stone Valley Construction, LLC
• The Clean Air Company, Inc.
• The Kingstree Group, Inc.
• Vistacom, Inc.
• Zizza Highway Services, Inc.
Partner Updates
MYCA Learning: Online course- Gender inclusivity in the workplace

Join MYCA Learning for a course on transgender and gender non-conforming employees who experience barriers, stigma, discrimination, hostility from others, and pressure to “manage” their identities in social settings, including the workplace. This course helps equip leaders and employees with tools to understand everyday challenges trans employees face and teaches them to engage in conversations regarding difficult diversity-related topics.
Google Career Certificates 100 Million Dollar Scholarship

The PWNC Foundation, Inc are honored to collaborate with Grow with Google on this 100-million-dollar project to make a change in the economy and people’s lives. The Google Career Certificate program is a program that offers awardees the opportunity to complete a six-month program with no experience in the technology fields listed above. Once the program is completed, graduates will have the opportunity to apply to Google or one of their 150 businesses consortium for possible employment.
City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild Emerging Vendors Program (EVP)

The City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild Initiative Emerging Vendors Program for businesses located in Philadelphia. Firms accepted into the EVP will be eligible to participate as Emerging Vendors (EVs) and be counted toward an Economic Opportunity Plan (EOP) related diversity goals while receiving the back-end support and technical assistance needed to become a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Woman Business Enterprise (WBE), or Disabled Small Business Enterprise (DSBE) certified with a recognized third-party certifying agency.
Funded in part through Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration