News & Events
WWBIC Welcomes Diversity Driven Accelerator to Milwaukee
WWBIC is excited to announce the official launch of cohort one of the new “Diversity Driven Accelerator.” Modeled after the 2018-2019 WWBIC WEDC Growth Accelerator, which focused on Racine, Kenosha and Walworth County businesses, the Diversity Driven Accelerator will...
Join Us! WWBIC Annual Fundraiser Luncheon to support small business
Save the Date for WWBIC's 2019 Annual Luncheon on December 3rd at the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee.This year our luncheon embraces the theme: Let’s Get Real: Explore. Engage. Elevate. On “Giving Tuesday”, WWBIC will celebrate our local heroes: business...
WWBIC Earns Diverse Community Capital Grant from Wells Fargo to Spark Small Business Growth
Funding will help Milwaukee create new jobs and grow across Wisconsin Wells Fargo announced a new boost to diverse small businesses today in Milwaukee with a $500,000 grant to Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp. (WWBIC). The funding is a part of...
WWBIC names Kamaljit ‘KC’ Jackson as new Vice President of Programs & Operations
WWBIC has experienced a tremendous period of growth over the past year, with the start of the Veterans Business Outreach Center, the opening of a new office in Appleton, and expansion to Green Bay. In keeping with that trend, WWBIC has hired Kamaljit ‘KC’ Jackson as...
Wisconsin CDFIs Gather for CDFI Day
Wisconsin’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) gathered in Madison on Tuesday, April 16 for the third Annual CDFI Day at the Capitol. Certified by the US Department of the Treasury, these 22 organizations are charged with lending in under-served...
WWBIC Attends WI Women in CDFIs Event
On March 25th, WWBIC attended the quarterly meeting of Wisconsin Women in CDFIs, hosted in Madison at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Four guest speakers spoke on the topic "What does the Wisconsin economic climate hold for us in the next year?". The speakers included:...
WWBIC Announces Newly Elected Board Officers
WWBIC (The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation) welcomes a slate of new Board Officers for 2019. Karin Gale (Schenck SC) will now serve as WWBIC’s Chairperson, taking the role from Past Chair Michael McDonagh (Mallery & Zimmerman).
2018 WWBIC Annual Luncheon
Each Fall, WWBIC showcases our clients and our work at the Annual Luncheon. This ‘friend’ fundraiser has grown to become a fan favorite and is a high energy impactful support vehicle for small business in Wisconsin.
Summer Reception at the Governor’s Executive Residence
WWBIC’s statewide committee meeting and reception celebrated supporting entrepreneurs through Coaching, Capital & Collaboration.
SPARC: Business training program accepting applications
Scale Up Milwaukee, an initiative of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, in partnership with WWBIC & the African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin, is accepting applications for the second cohort of its SPARC initiative.
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