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Spotlight on Her: Blisslets launches on Amazon!

In 2022, Katherine Aparicio and the Blisslets team received a Lillie Knox Investment Award from the Women's Business Council - Southwest! Lillie Knox was a vital part of the history and current success of the Women's Business Council - Southwest (WBCS) and the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). The...

Spotlight On Her: Sweta Pandey & Dutech Systems

Sweta Pandey, an accomplished entrepreneur and visionary leader, serves as the Founder, President, and CEO of Dutech Systems. With an MBA in Finance and HR from India, and graduation from Tuck Business School Dartmouth. Sweta's educational background laid a strong foundation for her dynamic journey in the business...

Corporate Member of the Month Spotlight: DFW International Airport

It's time to announce the Corporate Member of the Month! A series dedicated to highlighting the corporate members going above and beyond to serve the women-owned businesses in their communities. Here at the Women's Business Council - Southwest, we are honored to work with nearly 90 Corporate Members in order to ensure...

Meet your Harvesting Partnerships Roundtable Hosts!

The morning of Harvesting Partnerships, you will have the opportunity to come together for Women’s Business Enterprise led roundtable discussions on business themes such as marketing, human resources, etc. The WBE host remains at her table while others rotate! What to Expect: There are three rounds of discussion. Each...

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, we want to celebrate some of the work happening right here in our network! As a community that is constantly inspired by the diverse cultures and backgrounds of the women-owned businesses across our region, we are honored to be celebrating the lasting impacts Hispanic...

Corporate Member of the Month Spotlight: TWU Center for Women Entrepreneurs

It's time to announce the Corporate Member of the Month! A series dedicated to highlighting the corporate members going above and beyond to serve the women-owned businesses in their communities. Here at the Women's Business Council - Southwest, we are honored to work with nearly 90 Corporate Members in order to ensure...

Meet Our Featured Speaker for Connections to Contracts - Austin!

Leading Your People to Win! Using the Entrepreneurial Operating System’s Leadership + Management = Accountability Tool Could your leaders benefit from understanding a few simple tools that help them manage and lead their people more effectively? Good employees are promoted to management because they were great at their...

2023 Toyota Mentorship Program Applications Open

What is it? Toyota offers a 12-month, complimentary mentoring program to help small and diverse-owned businesses grow their business to the next level. Based on the mentee’s business need, the participant is matched with two mentors from Toyota. They will meet once a month at their discretion to discuss growth...

Meet our New Director of Business Development!

Hi there! My name is Nadia DiStefano and I am thrilled to join WBCS as the new Director of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships! First and foremost, I look forward to not only working with our WBEs to help further their success within each of their industries, but also helping our Corporate Members further...

2023 WBENCPitch Frequently Asked Questions

The Women's Business Council - Southwest is proud to be a partner in the WBENCPitch Momentum Competition, presented by PepsiCo. On September 26th, we will host a pitch competition in Irving, TX that serves as the first round to the National WBENCPitch Semi-Finals. To be considered for the Regional Qualifier, you will...