WBE RESOURCES

To address the challenges many women face in building and growing a business, WBEC South provides support and resources through the full lifecycle of entrepreneurship. Our goal is to ensure WBEs have access to the education, support and tools they need to grow and succeed.

WBENC REGIONAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

WBENC works with 14 Regional Partner Organizations (RPOs) authorized to administer it’s world-class certification across the United States. Learn more about becoming a certified WBE in your area by contacting the RPO near you.

RPO DIRECTORY

Center for Women & Enterprise

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Territory:  N. Connecticut, Maine,  Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

SUSAN RITTSCHER
President & CEO
CEOCertification@cweonline.org

JESSICA YAMAS
Program Director
certification@cweonline.org

24 School Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA  02108
tel:  (617) 532-0224
fax: (617) 536-7373

www.cweonline.org

Great Lakes Women's Business Council

 

 

 

 

Territory:   Indiana, Michigan

MICHELLE RICHARDS
President
mrichards@greatlakeswbc.org

Michigan:
VERONICA JOHNSON
Certification Program Manager
vjohnson@greatlakeswbc.org

Indiana:
DEBBIE ERVIN
Certification Program Manager
dervin@greatlakeswbc.org
tel: (317) 920-1400

33109 Schoolcraft Road
Livonia, MI  48150
tel:  (734) 677-1400
fax: (734) 677-1465

http://www.greatlakeswbc.org

Greater Women's Business Council

 

 

 

 

Territory:  Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

ROZ LEWIS
President & CEO
rlewis@gwbc.biz

SHARON JUDGE
Certification Manager
certification@gwbc.biz

1355 Peachtree St. NE
Suite 640
Atlanta, GA  30309
tel:  (404) 846-3314 ext. 1
fax: (404) 745-0151

www.gwbc.biz

Ohio River Valley Women's Business Council

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Territory: Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia

SHEILA MIXON
Executive Director
smixon@orvwbc.org

MAUDIE MORENO
Certification Manager
orvwbcsupport@orvwbc.org

3458 Reading Road
Cincinnati, OH  45229
tel:  (513) 487-6503
fax: (513) 559-5447

www.orvwbc.org

Women's Business Development Center - MidWest

 

 

 

Territory: Illinois, Iowa,  Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North & South Dakota, Wisconsin

EMILIA DIMENCO
President & CEO
edimenco@wbdc.org

BRIDGET FOSTER
Associate Director, Certification Services
certification@wbdc.org

NATASHA FEDOROVA
MN Program Manager
nfedorova@wbdc.org
tel: (612) 259-6584

8 South Michigan, 4th Floor
Suite 400
Chicago, IL  60603
tel:  (312) 853-3477
fax: (312) 853-0145

www.wbdc.org

Women's Business Development Council of Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

Territory:  Florida, with the exception of the Panhandle, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands

NANCY ALLEN
President and CEO
nancyallen@womensbusiness.info

LISA ROBLEJO
Certification Manager
lisaroblejo@womensbusiness.info   

13155 SW 134 Street, Suite 205
Miami, FL 33186
tel:  (305) 971-9446
fax: (305) 971-7061

www.womensbusiness.info

Women's Business Council Southwest

 

 

 

 

 

Territory:  Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Texas

DEBBIE HURST
President
dhurst@wbcsouthwest.org

ANITA STEELE
Director of Certification
asteele@wbcsouthwest.org

5605 N. MacArthur Blvd., Suite 220
Irving, TX  75038
tel:  (817) 299-0566
fax: (817) 299-0949

www.wbcsouthwest.org

Women's Business Enterprise Alliance

 

 

 

Territory: South Texas

APRIL DAY
President
aday@wbea-texas.org

KENYA WILLIAMS
Certification & Business Development Director
certification@wbea-texas.org

9800 Northwest Freeway, Suite 120
Houston, TX 77092
tel:  (713) 681-9232
fax: (713) 681-9242

www.wbea-texas.org

Women's Business Enterprise Council Pacific

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Territory:  Alaska,  Northern California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

JANICE GREENE
President/CEO
Janice@wbec-pacific.org

LORI LACKMAN
Certification Manager
lori@wbec-pacific.org

4800 SW Meadows Road, Suite 480
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
tel:  (503) 941-9724

www.wbec-pacific.org

Women's Business Enterprise Council Delaware, So. New Jersey and Pennsylvania

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Territory: Delaware, South New Jersey, Pennsylvania

ELIZABETH WALSH
President
ewalsh@womensbdc.org

SHERRY NACCI
Program Director
snacci@wbecouncil.org

1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1116
Philadelphia, PA  19107-4711
tel:  (877) 790-9232
fax: (215) 790-9231

www.wbecouncil.org

Women's Business Enterprise Council South

 

 

Territory: Alabama, Florida Panhandle,  Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee

PHALA MIRE
President
pkmire@wbecsouth.org

KATHERINE GARCIA
Director of Operations
kbgarcia@wbecsouth.org

2800 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 180
Metairie, LA  70002
tel: (504) 830-0149
info@wbecsouth.org

www.wbecsouth.org

Women's Business Enterprise Council West

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Territory: Arizona, Southern California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Guam

PAMELA S. WILLIAMSON, Ph.D.
President & CEO
pamela@wbec-west.org

MARIA HICKS
Program Manager
certification@wbec-west.org

1515 N. Greenfield Road, Suite 102
Mesa, AZ  85205
tel:  (480) 969-9232
fax: (480) 969-2717

www.wbec-west.com

Women Presidents' Educational Organization - Washington DC

 

 

Territory:  District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia

SANDRA EBERHARD
Executive Director
sandra@womenpresidentsorg.com

ELIZABETH REID
Program Manager
dcadmin@womenpresidentsorg.com

1120 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20036-3951
tel: (202) 595-2637
fax: (202) 872-5505

www.wpeo.us

Women Presidents' Educational Organization - New York

Territory:  South Connecticut, North New Jersey, New York State

MARSHA FIRESTONE, Ph.D.
President & Founder
marsha@womenpresidentsorg.com

Certification Program Office
certification@womenpresidentsorg.com

155 E. 55th. Street, Suite 4H
New York, NY  10022
tel:  (212) 688-4114
fax: (212) 688-4766

www.wpeo.us

WBE LEARNING LANE

To address the challenges many women face in building and growing a business, WBEC South provides resources through the full lifecycle of entrepreneurship. Our goal is to ensure Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs) have access to the education, support and tools they need to grow and succeed.

ACCELERATING THE FUTURE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS: THE POWER OF THE ECOSYSTEM
National Women’s Business Council  Annual Report, 2017

WOMEN’S BUSINESS OWNERSHIP: DATA FROM THE 2012 SURVEY OF BUSINESS OWNERS
Commissioned by the US Small Business Administration, May 2017

The 2017 STATE OF WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES REPORT
Commissioned by American Express OPEN, 2017

WBEC SOUTH STATE RESOURCES

As part of our ongoing efforts to connect WBEs with lucrative opportunities, WBEC South works with dozens of Strategic Partner Organizations to enhance and expand our resources and opportunities for WBEs.

ALABAMA

Alabama is not only a great place to build, nurture and innovate. It’s a wonderful place to live. To experience all the flavor, graciousness, beauty and promise a land can deliver. As many global brands, homegrown startups and Fortune 500 companies have discovered, it’s a place where the aim is not just to grow, prosper and succeed.  But even better than that… to win.

FLORIDA

WBEC South supports Florida’s vibrant and growing Northwest Region by providing leadership and vision to advance economic development impacting the state’s 67 counties, 400+ cities, 24 workforce regions, 28 colleges, 12 universities, as well as utilities, ports, airports, and industrial authorities.

LOUISIANA

More businesses are taking advantage of Louisiana’s code for success: competitive incentives, a skilled workforce, a business-friendly tax environment and a unique quality of life. Discover why companies continue to choose Louisiana.

MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi supports business ventures that create new opportunities for its people. You can see it in the incentives and tax advantages offered. You can see it in the attitudes of leaders; you can see it in the success ratios of new and expanding businesses.

TENNESSEE

Great brands deserve the great state of Tennessee. We believe in high expectations, low debt and a pro-business regulatory environment. Tennessee is proud to be a right-to-work state with no personal income tax on wages. Our state and local tax burdens are among the lowest in the country, and our state budget operates with a healthy surplus rather than deficit.