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Advancing with the WBE Stars: Rosa Santana

August 12, 2021 12:15 pm Published by Comments Off on Advancing with the WBE Stars: Rosa Santana

Meet Rosa Santana, founder and CEO of the Santana Group of companies, which provide transformational outsourcing solutions to organizations across all industries in the U.S. and Mexico.


Advancing with the WBE Stars: Tammy Cohen

July 29, 2021 11:36 am Published by Comments Off on Advancing with the WBE Stars: Tammy Cohen

Meet Tammy Cohen, Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of InfoMart, Inc., a global identity and background screening company that provides the technology and data clients need to screen customers, job applicants, and contractors. Tammy shares guiding words for newly certified WBEs, her advice for new entrepreneurs, and what she views as benefits of being part of the WBENC network.


Taking the Glass Staircase – All the Way to the Top

July 13, 2021 8:21 am Published by Comments Off on Taking the Glass Staircase – All the Way to the Top

Read an excerpt from the latest episode of the podcast featuring Jessica Baker, CEO of Glass Staircase, an Austin-based marketing and branding agency dedicated to helping women entrepreneurs find their voice, break through barriers and make BIG things happen.


Advancing with the WBE Stars: Emily Erskine

July 1, 2021 11:28 am Published by Comments Off on Advancing with the WBE Stars: Emily Erskine

Meet Emily Erskine, President & CEO of ART Payroll and 2020 WBE Star. Each year, WBENC presents 14 women business owners with the prestigious Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) Star Award, the nation’s premier recognition for excellence among certified women-owned businesses, honoring female owners for their leadership skills, business success, and ability to serve as an inspiration to others.


Increase Your Impact as a Socially Responsible Business with Karen Blackwell

June 28, 2021 1:42 pm Published by Comments Off on Increase Your Impact as a Socially Responsible Business with Karen Blackwell

Read an excerpt from the latest episode of the podcast featuring Karen Blackwell, Founder and CEO of WBENC-Certified Sage & Alms™, a Black-owned, women-owned benefit corporation, as well as Kanda™ Chocolates, a Fair Trade company that produces chocolates entirely in Ghana.


Join the next WeTHRIVE Cohort!

June 14, 2021 11:50 am Published by Comments Off on Join the next WeTHRIVE Cohort!

Applications are now open for WeTHRIVE Summer 2021! WeTHRIVE is designed to help WBEs survive the uncertainty of today and grow and thrive for the future.  


The Secrets to Startup Success with Joyce Zhu

May 27, 2021 11:00 am Published by Comments Off on The Secrets to Startup Success with Joyce Zhu

No matter how many years you’ve been an entrepreneur, there’s always something new to learn at each level you reach. Whether you’re a new business owner or a seasoned CEO, this episode of the Women Who Own It podcast is a must watch!


How Janice Bryant Howroyd Became the First African-American Woman to Build a Billion-Dollar Company

May 13, 2021 1:50 pm Published by Comments Off on How Janice Bryant Howroyd Became the First African-American Woman to Build a Billion-Dollar Company

In this special episode of the Women Who Own It podcast, Janice Bryant Howroyd, founder and CEO of The ActOne Group, shares how she started a company with only a few hundred dollars and grew it into a billion-dollar company. Listen now to learn the key foundation Janice says every women-owned business should adopt, the biggest challenge she has overcome in our journey, and how you can leverage the WBENC network like Janice has to create new opportunities for growth.


Let’s Talk Growth: What It Takes to Successfully Scale Your Woman-Owned Business

April 27, 2021 5:31 pm Published by Comments Off on Let’s Talk Growth: What It Takes to Successfully Scale Your Woman-Owned Business

Have you ever wondered just what goes into successfully growing and scaling a company? For most women business owners, creating sustainable growth comes down to trial and error. But to create the growth — and the impact — you want, there are a few key foundational practices every woman business owner should integrate to set her company up for scaling success.