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For our April Women Owned Wednesday we met with Statewide HUB Programs Manager, Maya Ingram, who shared extremely helpful and pertinent information about what it means to be HUB certified and the resources available after HUB certification is approved.

Our Mother's Day Virtual Market ran from April 19th - May 2nd, 2021, and we want to thank all of the women-owned businesses who participated. Show your support for the #buywomenowned movement and shop one of these businesses next time you are looking for a gift, or to treat yourself!

This annual survey helps us helps us to measure our success and provides valuable insights as to who is spending with WBEs and promoting supplier diversity.

**Deadline has been extended to Sunday, March 7th** We are thrilled to announce Pitch Prep - a new development opportunity for our WBEs! Pitch Prep allows WBEs to receive feedback on how to better present and communicate their value. This offering is 100% complimentary, open to all WBEs in our network, and timely since...

Thank you to our Corporate and WBE Members who have stepped up their support for our 2021 programming and events.

Congratulations to our 2020 Lillie Knox Winners! 2020 Lillie Knox Investment Award Winners! from WBCSouthwest on Vimeo.

For the first time, the Women's Business Council - Southwest will be holding a virtual market with women-owned businesses on November 23rd through December 6th, 2020. Applications are due Monday, November 9th and participants will be notified by Friday, November 13, 2020.

Harvesting Partnerships Virtual will be held on November 5th, and registration is now open. We are excited to bring back one of the most popular features of this annual half-day conference – WBE-Led Roundtable Discussions.

With many companies are still working remotely, business owners may be struggling to maintain company morale from a distance. Here are a few ideas that you can do right now to maintain a positive work environment and increase morale among your team (while keeping everyone safe!).

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.