CHATHAM, N.J., June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Women's
Center for Entrepreneurship will host a virtual conference, From
Pandemic to Progress - How Small Businesses Can Prosper During
Covid and Beyond, along with regional Women's Business Centers,
WBEC East Philadelphia, PA and
Women's Enterprise Development Center, Westchester County, NY. Additional media
partners include LAEDA Women's Business Center and Center for
Women's Entrepreneurship at Chatham University.
The event will take place on June 24,
2021 and stream online. It will feature all star keynote
speakers Senator Cory Booker,
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and
Natalie Madeira Cofield, SBA Office
of Women's Business Ownership. Participating sponsors include Wells
Fargo, PayPal, Fiverr, Shopify,
PNC Bank, Columbia Bank, and McCarter & English.
The goal of the virtual, half-day event is to provide women and
BIPOC entrepreneurs ideas and tools to thrive, not just survive
during the Covid crisis and how to plan for success in a new
economy focused on recovery. The conference plans to offer women
and BIPOC small business owners a valuable forum to share their own
challenges and receive essential expert advice through workshops
and break-out sessions led by high-profile and diverse moderators
and speakers. The event will conclude with attendees participating
in an all-hands brainstorming session to develop a working plan of
action to grow their businesses.
The conference will highlight the importance of small businesses
as the engine and heartbeat of the US economy and how Women's
Business Centers act as go-to resources, dedicated to providing
critical services for women and BIPOC-owned small businesses who
have been hit hardest by the pandemic. Featured speakers will
discuss how under the American Rescue Plan, there is essential
relief being offered to small businesses to help with recovery
efforts
including:
- $15 billion additional for
Targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance (EIDL) payments,
including $5 billion for Supplemental
Targeted EIDL Advance payments for those hardest
hit.
- $28.6 billion for the Restaurant
Revitalization Fund for industry-focused grants.
- $100 million to establish a
Community Navigator pilot program. Grants will go to eligible
organizations supporting efforts to improve access to COVID–19
pandemic assistance programs and resources.
According to WCEC Women's Business Center Executive Director,
Rana Shanawani, "We want this event
to serve the needs of women and BIPOC small business owners who
have been impacted by the Covid crisis and are looking for a plan
of action to grow their business and successfully navigate the new
normal."
WCEC Board President, Alyce
Hackett adds, "Small business owners hit hardest by the
pandemic are looking for key resources and relief. We believe this
event will provide attendees with essential takeaways and tools to
help businesses thrive."
To learn more and register for the conference, go the WCEC
registration page.
About Women's Center for Entrepreneurship
The Women's Center for Entrepreneurship (WCEC) is a registered
501c3 nonprofit. As a Small Business Administration Resource
Partner and Women's Business Center, the WCEC's mission is to help
small businesses succeed. WCEC works with women and minority-owned
businesses from the start up stage to existing small businesses
looking to scale up by providing educational resources, business
counseling, career training, technical assistance and COVID-19
relief loan and grant assistance.
For more information on WCEC, go to https://www.wcecnj.org/
Media Contact
Lelani Clark, Women's Center for
Entrepreneurship, 646-389-4129, lelanilpr@gmail.com
SOURCE Women's Center for Entrepreneurship