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Registration is now open for the 2020 Harvesting Partnerships event! Taking place in a virtual format, the annual half-day conference focused on top-tier educational programming will take place on November 5th from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM.

We teamed up this month with Goldman Sachs, LiftFund and TWU Center for to share information about the resources that their organizations offer to uplift women owned businesses and entrepreneurs. If you didn’t get a chance to attend, we’ve provided a quick recap of the programs that were discussed and the ways in which they might be able to help you and your business grow!

Help us support our community and regional partners - check out these upcoming events for women business owners and entrepreneurs within the WBCS Region.

Help us support our community and regional partners - check out these upcoming events for women business owners and entrepreneurs within the WBCS Region.

WBCS is excited to announce that we are joining forces on September 30th with four of the BEST Girl Bosses in the business to bring you a live panel discussion on where you can find support for your women-owned business in the Austin community.

Our annual Connections to Contracts event will be virtual this year! We’ve put together a list of the top five strategies for making yourself standout at virtual networking events.

If you are looking to do business with our Corporate (Sustaining) Members, the roundtable sessions are the perfect opportunity for you to connect with Supplier Diversity professionals.

Prime suppliers are an important part of the supply chain, and provide opportunities for you to work directly with them to gain business, while also allowing corporations to fulfill their diversity goals. This year at Connections to Contracts, attendees will be able to attend three virtual Prime Time sessions, hosted by BNSF Railway, Lockheed Martin, and PepsiCo.

Help us support our community and regional partners - check out these upcoming events for women business owners and entrepreneurs within the WBCS Region.

Each year the Women’s Business Council – Southwest gives away cash awards of up to $20,000 via the Lillie Knox Investment Awards to support the business growth of WBEs within our region. Read below for some tips on how to make your application is complete and stands out this year: