The Women’s Business Development Center Offers March Programs That Support and Accelerate Women’s Business Ownership
The Women Business Development Center provides a continuum of business development services to prospective and established women entrepreneurs including counseling, training, financial, certification and procurement assistance.
CHICAGO, IL – Workshops offered in March by the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) include:
Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
“Boosting Your Bottom Line – The Credit Issueâ€
Description: In this interactive workshop, an industry expert will guide participants through an evaluation of their current financial health, and offer tips for making smart financial decisions to maintain a good personal credit score.
Cost: Free
Location: WBDC, 8 S. Michigan Avenue, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603
Registration: http://goo.gl/Ywim7n
Friday, March 20, 2015, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
“Working on Your Business with Growth Wheel Planning Toolsâ€
Description: In this interactive, hands-on workshop, you’ll receive individual and group support and gain the tools and techniques you need to faster business growth and success. Prerequisite webinar: Finding Your Way When You are Stuck.
Cost: Free
Location: WBDC, 8 S. Michigan Avenue, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603
Registration: http://goo.gl/E8Z9N9
Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.
“New and Important Federal Laws that Affect Small Businessesâ€
Description: At this WBDC workshop, Michelle Kantor, an attorney who leads the Federal Government Contracting practice group in the Chicago office of McDonald Hopkins, LLC, will discuss new laws that impact how the federal government does business with small business owners.
Cost: Free
Location: McDonald Hopkins, LLC, 300 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60654
Registration: http://goo.gl/2nHtxM
Thursday, March 26, 2015, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
“Writing a Dynamic Capability Statementâ€
Description: Do you know how to briefly and effectively pitch your business at a moment’s notice, leaving a memorable impression? In this webinar, Adrianne Callahan, Region 5 U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) Small Business Specialist and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Manager, will explore topics that include: what small business specialists, contracting officers and procurement staff look for in a capability statement; what to say (and what not to say) in your capability statement; how to be relevant and brief but still effective, and how to use a capability statement as a relationship building tool.
Cost: Free
Location: Online
Registration: http://goo.gl/1FxDjQ
For further information about these or other WBDC workshops, visit http://www.WBDC.org or call (312) 853-3477. Now in its 29th year, the WBDC provides a continuum of business development services to prospective and established women entrepreneurs including counseling, training, financial, certification and procurement assistance in Spanish and English. More information is available at www.WBDC.org.
