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U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF WOMEN’S BUSINESS OWNERSHIP HAS ANNOUNCED FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) FOR 2024 WBC INITIAL PHASE FOR TENNESSEE, CONNECTICUT, AND IDAHO

By AWBC | Nov 27, 2023 | Comments Off on U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF WOMEN’S BUSINESS OWNERSHIP HAS ANNOUNCED FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) FOR 2024 WBC INITIAL PHASE FOR TENNESSEE, CONNECTICUT, AND IDAHO

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) | Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO)Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) No. OWBO-2024-01Base Budget Period: March 29, 2024 – March 30,…

BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM AMID CONTENTIOUS HEARING ON SBA ENTREPRENUERIAL DEVELOPMENT

By AWBC | Nov 16, 2023 | 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2023 CONTACT advocacy@awbc.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a heated House Small Business Committee oversight hearing that focusedon the Small Business…

AWBC SIGNS MUTUAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH WOMEN ENTERPRISE SUPPORTING CENTER (WESC) FOR GLOBAL SOLIDARITY

By AWBC | Nov 1, 2023 | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Association of Women’s Business Centers (AWBC) entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Women Enterprise Supporting Center (WESC) to provide expertise and to support female small and medium-sized companies in Korea and the United States who enter the local market.

Updates to the SBA 8(a) Program

By Jessie Yankee | Sep 1, 2023 | Comments Off on Updates to the SBA 8(a) Program

Changes to Social Disadvantage Consideration for 8(a) Recipients The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee ruled in July that the Small Business…

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

By Corinne Goble | Aug 10, 2023 | Comments Off on 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…

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

By Corinne Goble | Jun 27, 2023 | Comments Off on 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.…

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

By Corinne Goble | Sep 7, 2021 | 0 Comments

“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…

AWBC Statement on CFPB Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

By Corinne Goble | Sep 7, 2021 | 0 Comments

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…

March 2021 Advocacy Update

By Corinne Goble | Mar 9, 2021 | Comments Off on 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) on the Senate-passed version of the bill. Following this vote, the bill will be sent to President Biden’s desk for his signature early next week.

Congratulations Madame Vice President Kamala Harris

By Corinne Goble | Jan 20, 2021 | 0 Comments

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…