Prominent female entrepreneurs and business leaders will join senior administration officials to highlight progress made under the Biden-Harris administration
Washington, March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – The US Small Business Administration (SBA) The third annual Women in Business Summit will be held on March 26. The one-day, live-streamed summit will feature expert panels, fireside conversations and entrepreneurial voices to help women-owned small businesses build, scale and grow. The summit will be held in cooperation with the National Women's Business Council and co-sponsored by the Nasdaq Center for Entrepreneurship and the Association of Women's Business Centers.
Additional speakers and schedule details will be announced at a later date.
In its first two years, more than 37,000 participants participated in SBA's Women's Business Summit, which highlights resources and offerings from SBA and its partners. The 2023 Women's Business Summit is here comments From President Joe Biden at an event in the East Room of the White House. Additionally, the inaugural Women in Business Summit will be featured comments From Vice President Kamala Harris.
What: SBA 2024 Women's Business Summit
when: March 26, 2024
where: National Union Building 918 F St. Northwest Washington, DC 20004
from: Isabel Casillas Guzman, Director of the US Small Business Administration
christina hill, Assistant Director, Office of Women's Business Ownership, U.S. Small Business Administration
tiny dolphin, Executive Director of the National Center for Women's Business
Corinne GobleExecutive Director, Women's Business Center Association
Other speakers and Notable business leaders TBA
how: Registration is required. Click here to register or visit: https://womensbusinesssummit2024.eventbrite.com.
Media response: Please reply [email protected] With the name of the reporter and outlet by 5:00 PM EST, Monday, March 25. Additionally, media outlets interested in conducting individual interviews must submit requests in advance.
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About the Women's Business Ownership Bureau (OWBO)
the Women's Business Ownership Office OWBO's mission is to empower and enable women entrepreneurs through advocacy, awareness, education and support. Since its founding in response to an executive order in 1979, OWBO has provided training, counseling, technical assistance, and access to credit and capital, as well as marketing opportunities, to women.
To learn more about SBA programs and services for women entrepreneurs, visit www.sba.gov/women. To find other Women's Business Center locations and SBA resources, visit www.sba.gov/tools/local-assistance.
About the Association of Women's Business Centers (AWBC)
OPEC (www.awbc.org) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1998 to support and sustain the national network of Women's Business Centers (WBCs). Each year, Women's Business Centers leverage federal and private funding to operate 145 centers across the United States. WBCs have 35 years of success providing business training, advice, mentoring, and access to capital to women entrepreneurs. The WBC program is a public-private partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
About the Nasdaq Center for Entrepreneurship
The Nasdaq Center for Entrepreneurship is a non-profit organization working to build a better path for entrepreneurs around the world. Established in 2014 with support from the Nasdaq Education Foundation, the Center serves entrepreneurs from around the world through events, education and mentorship.
About NWBC
The National Women's Business Council (NWBC) was established by Title IV of H.R. 5050, the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988, as amended. The National Women's Business Council is a non-presidential federal advisory committee that serves as an independent source of policy advice and recommendations to the President, the U.S. Congress (the Small Business Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives), and the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (through the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Women's Business Ownership) on Issues of importance to business owners and women entrepreneurs.
About the US Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration helps promote the American dream of business ownership. As the only resource and voice for small businesses backed by the power of the federal government, SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners by providing them with the resources and support they need to start, grow, or expand their businesses, or recover from the unfolding crisis. disaster. It provides services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov.
CONTACT: Christine Saah-Nazer U.S. Small Business Administration 202-756-0304 [email protected]
