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    Author: Corinne Goble

    WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ADVOCATES TAKE CENTER STAGE IN WASHINGTON TO DISCUSS BIPARTISAN POLICY SOLUTIONS

    WASHINGTON, D.C. The Association of Women’s Business Centers (AWBC) hosted its annual 2023 Leadership Conference, where over 300 Women’s Business Center leaders from all 50…

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    Corinne Goble August 10, 2023

    It’s Not Just the Future, the Franchisee of Today is Female

    As the number of women entering the world of entrepreneurship continues to rise, their participation in the franchise industry is growing more prominent as well.…

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    Corinne Goble June 27, 2023

    14 Women’s Business Centers Receive Grants Totaling $2.7 Million from SBA’s Office of Women’s Ownership

    “The Association of Women’s Business Centers (AWBC) commends the Small Business Administration (SBA) for issuing $2.7 million in grants for 14 established Women’s Business Centers…

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    Corinne Goble September 7, 2021
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    AWBC Statement on CFPB Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

    WASHINGTON, D.C.— The AWBC recognizes the initiative at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) within the U.S. Treasury Department on its notice of proposed rulemaking…

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    Corinne Goble September 7, 2021
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    March 2021 Advocacy Update

    Over the weekend, the Senate passed its version of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP). The House of Representatives will vote today (Tuesday…
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    Corinne Goble March 9, 2021

    Congratulations Madame Vice President Kamala Harris

    Today, millions of women witnessed the breaking of a glass ceiling with the inauguration of Kamala Harris, our nation’s first female vice president. The Association…

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    Corinne Goble January 20, 2021

    January 2021 Advocacy News

    January 12, 2021 At the Association of Women’s Business Centers (AWBC), we are looking forward. We are making plans to build on a number of…

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    Corinne Goble January 12, 2021

    20 New Women’s Business Centers in 2021

    January 4, 2020 – Today’s twenty Women’s Business Center (WBC) grant awards by the Small Business Administration (SBA) are a long overdue expansion of the…

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    Corinne Goble January 4, 2021

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