North Central Texas Womens Business Development Council Inc

Programs: The mission of the women's business council - southwest (wbcs)) is to facilitate mutually beneficial procurement opportunities among women's business enterprises (wbe) and sustaining corporate members. The wbcs proudly serves a four state region including the northern half of texas, arkansas, new mexico, and oklahoma. In an effort to realize the mission of wbcs, four foundational components aid in achieving our success: certification, procurement, education, and networking. The membership of the wbcs includes 74 sustaining corporate members and 1,087 women business enterprise (wbe) members. Wbcs administers the following certification for our wbe constituents:women's business enterprise national certification (wbenc)women owned small business certification for the federal governmentstate of texas historically underutilized business certificationsmall business enterprise certification for use by dfw int'l airportthe signature events of the wbcs include: parade of stars awards gala: the council recognizes and celebrates exemplary corporate and wbe members at this elegant event featuring networking, dinner, and awards. Southwest women businessworks! : this expo is the southwest leading business development event for connecting women business owners with corporations, businesses, government entities and other organizations. Harvesting partnerships: our procurement and educational workshop features panel discussions and seminars on issues of interest to council members. Power to potential business forum: a procurement focused business forum that supports wbe to wbe business as well as corporate best practices in supplier diversity. Wbcs educational initiatives include:dfw area table topics luncheons - monthlywbcs conducts model programs that advance its mission and provide added value for the members, including:done deals - advertising the business done between members of the wbcs and reporting the aggregate dollar amount of wbe business reported from the membership. $8,653,237,464 was reported in 2017. Lillie knox investing for growth - a cash award of up to $5,000 is presented to eligible wbes through an annual application and judging process. The award is designed to assist wbe members in taking their business to the next level of performance and success. A total of $27,000 was awarded to six wbes in 2017. Corporate scorecard - annual reporting out to corporate members on their specific participation in wbcs events and the value and recognition received for their participation. Austin satellite office - providing quarterly educational and procurement programming for members in the austin area. Wbcs conducts outreach to segments of women business ownership that are under-represented in the wbcs membership, i. E. Wbes of color and large revenue wbes. Wbcs converses with others through the following outlets:facebook. Com/wbcsouthwesttwitter. Com/wbcsouthwest linkedin. Com/company/women's-business-council-southwestyoutube. Com/wbcsouthwestwww. Wbcsouthwest. Org

through the lillie knox investing for growth fund, scholarships are awarded each year to select council members to fund growth initiatives for the businesses. The maximum available is $5000 per recipient. The award is based upon the success of the applicant in describing specifically what they need, the value of the goods or services they provide, and how they will utilize the award to advance their business.