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WE ARE ALL IN: WWBIC Virtual Meeting at the Capitol – Summary
Thanks for your support in joining with WWBIC to advance needed resources to Wisconsin small businesses. On August 13, 2020 WWBIC hosted "Making An Impact: Virtual Meeting at the State Capitol". The regional and strategic breakouts produced a wealth of ideas. We...
Waukesha County and WWBIC to Launch Small Business COVID-19 Business Assistance Grants Program
Waukesha County through the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) is launching the Small Business Assistance Grants Program to assist micro businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. $170,000 has been approved by the CDBG Board for small...
WWBIC presents the Wisconsin Veteran’s Loan Fund
Veteran-owned small businesses play a significant role on the Wisconsin economy and WWBIC and the Wisconsins Veterans Chamber of Commerce have partnered to advance further support offerings through a newly created the Veteran’s Loan Fund. During these unprecedented...
Making An Impact: WWBIC’s Virtual Meeting at the State Capitol
Please join WWBIC on Thursday, August 13th at the frontline of economic development for a virtual meeting to advance support to our Wisconsin micro and small businesses. While much has changed, the mission remains the same. We are ALL in! Together we are focused...
WWBIC COVID-19 Update
UPDATE: As of March 23, all WWBIC offices have been closed. Greetings, WWBIC is closely monitoring developments of the ongoing spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Because we are a statewide organization, we have a responsibility to consider health crises that may affect...
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...
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