Upcoming Events
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I'm Certified, Now What?
You have your WBE certification, but what happens next? Join our monthly live info session to learn how to put your certification to work! This is ideal for WBEs certified in the last year.
Zoom Meeting
Table Topics Luncheon: The Listening Experience
Learn from women's research expert, Brenda Laguarta of On Your Mark Research, tips to improve your listening efforts. The more you listen, the more you learn. The more you learn, the more you grow... and the more effectively you can engage the person on the other end of the conversation.
Hybrid: WBCS Office Building – Irving, TX and Zoom Meeting
Technology Summit
Connect with women-owned businesses and corporations! This half day summit features networking, panel discussions, and a vendor expo showcasing WBEs in the technology industry.
Irving, TX
General Events
Parade of Stars Awards Gala
The Parade of Stars Awards Gala is an illuminating semi-formal evening event honoring Women’s Business Enterprises and Corporate Members who go above and beyond to ensure the successes of women-owned businesses. The event features a cocktail reception, dinner, awards ceremony, and after party. (January 20, 2023)
Connections to Contracts
This procurement-focused event connects women-owned businesses with corporations and each other and features a welcome reception, workshops, keynote luncheon, corporate roundtable procurement discussions, and a networking reception.
Harvesting Partnerships
This half-day educational conference features networking, WBE led roundtable discussions on business themes, and a keynote luncheon that includes the Lillie Knox Investment Award presentation.
Registration coming soon
Table Topics
Table Topics are educational events that feature networking and a keynote speaker focused on communication, business development, or personal development. For those attending in-person, lunch is also included. There are 10 luncheons in 2022, held February through November, typically on the second Tuesday of the month.
Prospective WBE Info Sessions
Each info session features a panel of Corporate Members, Women’s Business Enterprises, and/or community partners who discuss and answer questions on the benefits of Women’s Business Enterprise certification.
Women of Color Program
A variety of recruitment and member programs designed for women of color business owners. Events include business mixers, listening sessions, and speaker programs. There is also a mentoring program for prospective and current members.
Corporate Breakfast Club
This event is an informal gathering for Corporate Members to candidly discuss supplier diversity related topics and gain insights to strengthen their supplier diversity programs.
DFW Happy Hours
This events have no formal programming, and are simply time for women-owned businesses and corporations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to connect.
Austin Events
Connections to Contracts - Austin
This is a procurement-focused event connecting women-owned businesses with corporations and each other. This event features a networking breakfast, corporate roundtable procurement discussions, and a business resource panel discussion.
Lillie Knox Investment Award
The Lillie Knox Investment Award is a cash prize of up to $20,000, exclusively available to WBCS Women's Business Enterprises, to help further business growth. Current members, in good standing, are welcome to apply annually for consideration.
Exciting Sponsorship Opportunities
Take advantage of the opportunity to support WBCS, while obtaining valuable recognition for your organization.
Sponsorships are available exclusively to our members. With the help of our sponsors, WBCS will continue to host the events and programs that give our members the chance to grow their businesses.
To become a WBCS sponsor, please complete the worksheet below and send it to Lindsay Pittard, Vice President of Operations & Strategy. The worksheet will be updated in real time to update availability.
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Apply for Sponsorship
Thank you to our 2023 Pillar Sponsors! These WBE and Corporate members have chosen to support our programming in the areas of Mentoring and Outreach, Capacity Building and/or Procurement.