WBE

WBE Merrilee Kick, president and CEO of Southern Champion/BuzzBallz, was recently featured in Dallas Innovates. Her company's signature product, BuzzBallz, is a line of premixed cocktails in colorful, ball-like containers with equally colorful names.

October is National Women's Small Business Month and we will be celebrating all month long! Did you know that there are more than 11 million women-owned businesses in the U.S. - 38 percent of all businesses - with annual revenues of $1.6 trillion? You can read more about the latest facts on women-owned businesses in this recent SBA blog.

Interested in doing business with the North Texas Tollway Authority? Want to promote your business and network?

The LiftFund is celebrating their new Dallas/Fort Worth Women's Business Center. Join the event to learn more about their services, meet the Director Tarsha Polk, and network with small businesses and community leaders.

Women In Toys is a non-profit established to serve women at all stages of their career who work in or are seeking to work in the toy, licensing, and entertainment industries. At the annual Fall Toy Preview held in Dallas, Texas, WIT holds its Empowerment Day offering mentorship, product pitches, and inspiration for women-owned businesses and entrepreneurs.

Capital Metro and Austin Community College invite women-owned businesses to their quarterly networking event. Attendees will have the chance to network with Capital Metro and Austin Community College's procurement staff and their prime contractors.

Last week, almost 100 WBE and Sustaining members, community partners, and the Women's Business Council- Southwest's Board of Directors, joined together at Canyon View Event Center for Austin Insights.

Whether you're a new business, in growth mode, or an established industry leader, you'll find that Opportunity Exchange hosted by TOYOTA offers the meaningful connections and inspiration you need to discover new possibilities.

MSDC will host a Quarterly Buyers Luncheon. The luncheon offers engagement for all constituents including the Council's Buying Entity Partners and Certified Minority Business Enterprises.

North Texas Tollway Authority will host a Vendor Outreach Symposium in Tarrant County. This is an outreach effort by the NTTA Business Diversity and Procurement Services Department, whose mission is to strengthen the authority by the inclusion of minority and woman-owned business enterprises.