National Women's Business Council

01/28/2021

Join National Women's Business Council Chair Liz Sara TOMORROW at #WICPower2021!

Register HERE: https://women-in-cloud-summit-2021.heysummit.com/talks/cloud-channel-return-to-workforce-circle/%E2%80%8B#

The global pandemic has resulted in numerous unforeseen changes, such as job loss, remote learning, working from home and challenging family dynamics for many. This powerful program is helping to provide a platform for women to return to the tech workforce and grant them access to companies, mentors and recruiters. ​

Book your spot today: http://bit.ly/39jOafa​
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#WICPower2021 #Shesoars #womenincloud

Chaitra Vedullapalli

12/21/2020

2020 Annual Report – #NWBC

The National Women's Business Council Releases 2020 Annual Report! #NWBCPivot2020

This report features a recap of NWBC's engagement amidst a pandemic, a landscape of the state of #womeninbusiness, & an actionable body of policy recommendations.

https://nwbc.gov/2020/12/21/2020-annual-report/

U.S. Small Business Administration

U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship

House Committee on Small Business

The White House

This report features a recap of the Council’s critical engagement amidst a global pandemic, a landscape of the state of women’s business enterprise, and an actionable body of policy recommendations on the Council’s three areas of focus: access to capital, rural women’s entrepreneurship, and ...

12/17/2020

NWBC SHARES 2017 NONEMPLOYER STATISTICS BY DEMOGRAPHICS ESTIMATES FOR WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES – #NWBC

NEWS RELEASE: National Women's Business Council Shares Statistics on Women-Owned Nonemployer Firms

Read More >> https://www.nwbc.gov/2020/12/17/nwbc-shares-2017-nonemployer-statistics-by-demographics-estimates-for-women-owned-businesses/

U.S. Census Bureau

WASHINGTON, D.C. – (December 17, 2020) – The U.S. Census Bureau today released 2017 estimates from its premier blended-data statistical product, the Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics (NES-D). This new product provides the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) with comprehensive data an...

12/10/2020

Webinars – #NWBC

#PivotToProsper is starting NOW! Join the live stream >> https://www.nwbc.gov/nwbc-webinar-series/webinarwednesday/

NWBC’s #WebinarWednesday is a monthly, multi-series webinar that serves as a platform for women entrepreneurs and business owners, to connect them to key advocates, experts, and useful resources that can help bolster their knowledge and skills, and elevate their entrepreneurial potential. At NWBC...

12/07/2020

Pivot to Prosper: Adapting & Growing Your Business During A Crisis

#PivotToProsper Webinar is happening this week! Don’t forget to submit your questions!

Join special guests from the Tory Burch Foundation, Badger Balm, Babson College CWEL Scholars: Current Students and Alumnae, and Sassy Jones for a Q&A discussion!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pivot-to-prosper-adapting-growing-your-business-during-a-crisis-tickets-128904030425

Pivot to Prosper: Adapting & Growing Your Business During A Crisis

12/03/2020

Pivot to Prosper: Adapting & Growing Your Business During A Crisis

Have you registered for NWBC's next webinar?

The National Women's Business Council and the Tory Burch Foundation will convene business owners and entrepreneurs to explore effective tactics in adapting and pivoting their businesses during a crisis.

#PivotToProsper #WomenInBiz

https://bit.ly/32QToeD

Pivot to Prosper: Adapting & Growing Your Business During A Crisis

11/25/2020

Pivot to Prosper: Adapting & Growing Your Business During A Crisis

NWBC is bringing #WebinarWednesday to Thursday for a special webinar with Tory Burch Foundation.

Mark your calendars: December 10th at 1:00 PM EST. #PivotToProsper #WomenInBiz

Register now: https://bit.ly/32QToeD

Pivot to Prosper: Adapting & Growing Your Business During A Crisis

10/13/2020

Women-Owned Startups in Rural America - Learn About Useful Tools & Resources

Have you registered for #WebinarWednesday ?!

This lively discussion will delve into the available training and resources for women business owners and entrepreneurs in rural America.

https://readytalk.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1365452&tp_key=bd77adb685&sti=scoreeventpage

Register for the SCORE LIVE webinar, Women-Owned Startups in Rural America - Learn About Useful Tools & Resources. This lively discussion will delve into the available training and resources for women business owners and entrepreneurs in rural America. Follow us @SCOREMentors and @NWBC

10/07/2020

October 14: Women-Owned Startups in Rural America - Learn About Useful Tools & Resources

#WebinarWednesday is coming up! Join NWBC Council Member Jess Flynn & SCORE Mentors CEO Bridget Weston for a live Q&A!

This discussion will delve into the available training & resources for women biz owners & entrepreneurs in rural America.

Register >> https://bit.ly/3lrOL1h

This lively discussion will delve into the available training and resources for women business owners and entrepreneurs in rural America.

09/29/2020

2020 Public Meetings – #NWBC

NWBC Virtual Public Meeting is starting NOW! Join the livestream!

https://www.nwbc.gov/public-meetings/2020-public-meetings/

https://www.nwbc.gov/public-meetings/2020-public-meetings/

This meeting will allow the Council to recap its activity and engagement over the course of Fiscal Year 2020. Each of the Council’s four subcommittees (Access to Capital & Opportunity, Women in STEM, Rural Women’s Entrepreneurship, and Communications) will present their policy recommendations an...

09/28/2020

The National Women’s Business Council invites you to join a Childcare Twitter Chat today, September 28, 2020, at 1:00 PM EDT!

The far-reaching impact of childcare availability, affordability, and reliability must be addressed as the nation’s economy rebounds from the pandemic. NWBC welcomes an open discussion on this issue in anticipation of its Public Meeting, where the Rural Women’s Entrepreneurship subcommittee will present relevant policy recommendations to the full Council for deliberation.

Head over to Twitter at 1:00 PM EDT TODAY and join the discussion using the hashtag, #NWBCtalks.

09/22/2020

NWBC Virtual Public Meeting

Don’t forget to register! #NWBCtalks

NWBC’s Public Meeting is on September 29th at 12:00 PM EDT!

Register HERE >> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nwbc-virtual-public-meeting-registration-120067911355

NWBC will hold a public meeting to recap its activity and engagement over the course of Fiscal Year 2020.

09/15/2020

NWBC Virtual Public Meeting

NWBC is hosting its Public Meeting on September 29th at 12:00 PM EDT!

join us for a recap of NWBC’s Fiscal Year 2020 engagement. Each of the Council's four subcommittees (Access to Capital and Opportunity, Women in STEM, Rural Women's Entrepreneurship, and Communications) will present their policy recommendations and current projects to the full body for deliberation.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nwbc-virtual-public-meeting-registration-120067911355

NWBC will hold a public meeting to recap its activity and engagement over the course of Fiscal Year 2020.

09/11/2020

NWBC Virtual Public Meeting

Join the National Women's Business Council for a Public Meeting on September 29th at 12:00 PM ET!

#womeninbusiness #NWBCtalks

Register HERE >> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nwbc-virtual-public-meeting-registration-120067911355

NWBC will hold a public meeting to recap its activity and engagement over the course of Fiscal Year 2020.

08/26/2020

Webinars – #NWBC

#WebinarWednesday is starting NOW!

Join us: https://www.nwbc.gov/nwbc-webinar-series/webinarwednesday/

NWBC’s #WebinarWednesday is a monthly, multi-series webinar that serves as a platform for women entrepreneurs and business owners, to connect them to key advocates, experts, and useful resources that can help bolster their knowledge and skills, and elevate their entrepreneurial potential. At NWBC...

08/18/2020

Your Questions Answered: PPP Loan Forgiveness

The National Women's Business Council's #WebinarWednesday is coming up!

Join NWBC & U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Rural Affairs on August 26th at 1:00 PM EDT to learn about the ins and outs of PPP loan forgiveness!

Register here >> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-questions-answered-ppp-loan-forgiveness-tickets-116911927723

NWBC is partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to discuss Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness

08/12/2020

National Women's Business Council Releases Findings on Women's Participation in America's Seed Fund--A Federal Innovation and Research Program

TODAY, the National Women's Business Council releases a new study: ‘Women’s Inclusion in SBIR & STTR Programs—America’s Seed Fund’

#WomenInSBIR #NWBC

Check it out! >> https://www.prweb.com/releases/national_women_s_business_council_releases_findings_on_women_s_participation_in_america_s_seed_fund_a_federal_innovation_and_research_program/prweb17318269.htm

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) August 12, 2020 -- NWBC and the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Investment and Innovation (OII) Conduct a Study on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs

08/10/2020

DYK: In 2018, $3.6 Billion in funding was allocated for Research & Development throughout the federal government.

Look out for NWBC’s findings on how women-owned small businesses fare in the SBIR program later this week!

08/07/2020

Liz Sara - weVENTURE Impact Summit

This year, NWBC Chair Liz Sara will be a featured speaker at weVENTURE’s 2020 Virtual IMPACT Summit!

This leadership and diversity training event for small businesses, corporations, & professional women will be virtual on August 28 - 31.

https://youtu.be/TCFdyqbhdUM

08/04/2020

Have you heard?!

NWBC will release new research on August 12th!

The National Women's Business Council has partnered with the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Investment and Innovation (OII) to conduct, for the first time ever, a study examinnig the factors that may influence women’s participation in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
#WomenInSBIR

07/22/2020

#WebinarWednesday is happening NOW!

07/15/2020

"Now more than ever, women business owners and entrepreneurs are looking for innovative ways to pivot and grow their enterprises!" - NWBC Executive Director Nina Roque

Join #WebinareWednesday and hear experts from NWBC, UPS, U.S. Small Business Administration discuss opportunities & resources for women-owned businesses looking to expand and grow! #WebinarWednesday

Register now >> https://ups.zoom.us/webinar/register/5415941435824/WN_nDgHD_WdT3ysoJ9_Tzo6Yg

07/15/2020

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Starting TODAY >> Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) & Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business certifications @ https://beta.certify.sba.gov/

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07/13/2020

Women business owners & #FemaleFounders!

Join NWBC, UPS, and U.S. Small Business Administration
for 'Emerging Opportunities in Trade for Women Entrepreneurs' on July 22nd!

Register: https://ups.zoom.us/webinar/register/5415941435824/WN_nDgHD_WdT3ysoJ9_Tzo6Yg

06/25/2020

Check out the 3rd annual International Aviation Womens Association General Aviation Forum where National Women's Business Council Chair Liz Sara joins the panel discussion: Empowering Entrepreneurs By Building Their Financial Savvy!

Register HERE: https://event.iawagaforum.com/en/hall#exterior-view

06/17/2020

Happening Now! Join #WebinarWednesday

Live Stream: https://www.nwbc.gov/nwbc-webinar-series/

#WomeninBusiness #NWBC

06/15/2020

New York Metro Black MBA Assoc

National Women's Business Council Member Nic Cober, Esquire is live with Metro NY Chapter of the National Black MBA Association.

Check it out: https://www.facebook.com/NYCMETROBMBAA/videos/639484726644030/

Featuring Nicole M. Cober, Esq, Principal Managing Partners, Cober Johnson & Romney PLLC, board member of the National Women’s Business Council, advisors to the White House, Congress and U.S. Small Business Administration

Hosted by Norville Barrington, MBA, Vice President, the Metro New York Chapter of the National Black MBA Association

Featuring State of Entrepreneurship for Black Women, Access to Resources, Success Stories & Growth Opportunities

About The National Women’s Business Council is a non-presidential federal advisory committee serving as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the President, the U.S. Congress (to the Committees on Small Business of the Senate and House of Representatives), and to 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 women business owners and entrepreneurs

About Nicole Cober

Nicole Cober is the Principal Managing Partner of Cober Johnson and Romney (CJR), an award-winning multi-million dollar legal and business consulting firm. She is also an author, a media influencer and contributor, as well as an advocate for women’s empowerment and small business growth. Ms. Cober helps other women grow their businesses, become leaders in the industry, and maintain a healthy balance in their personal and professional lives. She provides clients with a blueprint for gaining business clarity, portraying and positioning authentic brands, and legally protecting those brands, intellectual properties, and creative works. Ms. Cober empowers start-ups and local small businesses to reach their full potential with her creative and effective branding and growth strategies. She is also a mentor for SCORE and an instructor for the “Emerging Leaders Initiative”; both programs are affiliated with the Small Business Administration.

Prior to CJR, Ms. Cober was the Owner and Operator of Soul Day Spa and Salon, a spa and hair salon chain that served as a revitalization catalyst in a burgeoning area of the Nation’s Capital. Prior to Soul Day Spa, Ms. Cober was a litigation associate at Dickstein Shapiro, one of Washington DC’s largest and most renowned law firms. At Dickstein, she specialized in employment and antitrust law. Nicole was also senior law clerk for Chief Judge Annice Wagner of the DC Court of Appeals.

In 2018, she was recognized as an Enterprising Women Award Recipient by Enterprising Women Magazine. Ms. Cober self-published her first book, CEO of My Soul, in May 2016. The book was met with media praise, including recognition in Essence, Fox 5, and DC Refined. In CEO of My Soul, Ms. Cober shares the perfect blend of valuable business advice woven together with true accounts of relationships struggles, family triumphs, and self-refection.

Ms. Cober is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Howard University School of Law.

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Official Business Development Partner of the Metro New York Chapter of the National Black MBA Association

06/15/2020

Financing your Future

Want to learn about the Money Smart for Small Business program and what the Association of Women's Business Centers is doing to promote financial literacy?

Join the National Women's Business Council & the Association of Women's Business Centers for #WebinarWednesday with experts from Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the U.S. Small Business Administration!

>> RSVP HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/financing-your-future-tickets-107615434662

Leveraging Federal Resources to Eliminate Disparities & Build Wealth

06/12/2020

Financing your Future

Don’t forget to register for the next #WebinarWednesday!

Financing Your Future: Leveraging Federal Resources to Eliminate Disparities & Build Wealth
Date: June 17th
Time: 12:00 PM EDT

RSVP HERE >> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/financing-your-future-tickets-107615434662

Leveraging Federal Resources to Eliminate Disparities & Build Wealth

06/09/2020

www.nwbc.gov

National Women's Business Council's Public Meeting is happening NOW!

Join the live stream: https://www.nwbc.gov/public-meetings/2020-public-meetings/

06/09/2020

NWBC Public Meeting

Its almost time for the National Women's Business Council's Public Meeting! Join us at 12:00 PM EDT! #WomeninBusiness

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nwbc-public-meeting-tickets-106426554690

NWBC will host a public meeting on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST