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SBA Awards Three Wisconsin Organizations $528,000 in PRIME Grants to Help Emerging Micro-Entrepreneurs Gain Access to Capital
The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp., ADVOCAP, and Northwest Side Community Development Corp. are set to receive grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration to help low-income entrepreneurs gain access to capital through the Program for Investment in...
WWBIC Launches a Fox Valley Region COVID-19 Rural Business Revival Grants Program
The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) is launching a COVID-19 Rural Business Revival Grants Program in the Fox Valley region of Wisconsin to assist single mothers who are racial and ethnic minorities who own micro and small businesses that have...
We Stand in Solidarity & Support
WWBIC was birthed out of the women’s economic empowerment and the microlending movement with a targeted focus on women, people of color, lower income individuals and Veterans. From day one, our work center around removing inequalities and disparities across the...
Charter invests $1 Million in WWBIC to lend to small businesses in underserved Wisconsin communities
Charter Communications, Inc. today announced the Spectrum Community Investment Loan Fund (Loan Fund) has invested $1 million in the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp (WWBIC), which will lend to individuals starting or expanding a small business within...
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...
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