Help us support our community and regional partners - check out these upcoming events for women business owners and entrepreneurs within the WBCS Region.
Upcoming Training for Women- and Minority-Owned Small Businesses
What: The University of Texas at Austin will be launching in April the second phase of its training program for minority- and women-owned enterprises and small businesses. This program will help HUBs/DBEs/M/WBEs with advanced marketing and sales strategies, select business financials, project and contract management, and generally increase capacities to win and execute successfully contracts with local, state, and federal agencies in the Austin region. Attention also will be devoted to becoming a supplier to private sector businesses.
When: Begins on April 19th
Where: Online
What: Black and Hispanic small businesses looking for additional resources to strengthen their businesses are also invited to apply for a cash grant through Elevate Together™ in association with the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
When: Deadline to apply is April 22nd, 2022 at 10:59pm CT
Where: Online
What: Join us on April 26 for Transit Industry Day to learn more about the economic opportunities Project Connect is bringing to Austin and how your business can be a part of it. Jointly hosted by CapMetro and Austin Transit Partnership (ATP), transit vendors in attendance will receive updates on the following topics: Overview of Project Connect, Upcoming procurement opportunities and future procurement milestones through the implementation of Project Connect and CapMetro Capital Improvement Project pipeline, How to do business with ATP and CapMetro and Registering as a DBE/small business
When: Tuesday, April 26th, 2022, 1PM-4PM CDT
Where: Austin Convention Center, 500 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX 78701
What: Meet one-on-one in a private virtual environment with the buying teams of government agencies and prime vendors to develop relationships, understand their purchasing process and identify supply chain opportunities.
When: Tuesday May 3rd 4:00-6:00pm CT
Where: Davidson Gundy Alumni Center @ UTD
Capital One Accelerator Kick Off
What: As part of the Capital One Impact Initiative, we are excited to announce the launch of our Accelerator program in partnership with the DEC and UTD. Please join us at the program kick off event to meet our inaugural cohort and hear from a panel of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.
When: Application deadline is Friday, May 6th, 2022
Where: Online
EY Winning Women Class of 2022
What: Launched in 2008, the program targets women founders who have built profitable small companies with the potential to scale sustainably. Selected participants gain evergreen access to EY’s pool of vast resources and rich networks, helping to strengthen their abilities to become leaders in the market. To be eligible for the Class of 2022, applicants must be women business owners who are founding chief executive officers and majority owners of any privately held company in the United States or Canada.
When: Application deadline is Friday, May 6th, 2022
Where: Online
What: Santander’s Cultivate Small Business program is designed to support the growth of early-stage woman-, BIPOC-, and immigrant-owned food businesses in emerging neighborhoods in the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth area. The 12-week, fully virtual program is completely free to entrepreneurs, and provides you with industry-specific education, networks, and mentoring, along with the opportunity to apply for capital grants for your business.
When: Application deadline is June 15th 2022
Where: Online
