Please click below to view a brief video about the Women's Business Center and its programs.
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Join us for our Open House!
Stop in for one of the following WBC's NEW Open House events! Discover what we are all about, what we offer and how we can help you grow your business. The events are open to all local area business owners. Here are the details:
Date: Thursday, November 19 Time: 8-10 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. Where: The Women's Business Center, Demerly Hall, 2365 Main St in Buffalo (between Jewett Parkway and Leroy)
To thank you for attending, you will have a chance to win a Thanksgiving Dinner for 8 prepared by Wegmans!
Come, enjoy some light refreshments and see how the Women's Business Center can help you and your business. Please call Sheila Walsh at 888-8285 if you're planning to join us.
Free surface parking is available adjacent to the building.
Thank you to all who attended the Canisius College Entrepreneurship Symposium "Succeeding in Turbulent Times" Click HERE for the Symposium page. Check back soon for photos and video content of the day's events.
Are you looking for Women Business Owners in the Western New York area? Visit our NEWOnline Women's Business Directory. The Web-based tool is designed to help women business owners, entrepreneurs and leaders grow their businesses or careers by providing an on-line identity, which is critical for success in today's business environment.
WBC in Business First Read about real women business owners and their experiences with the Women's Business Center in the July 24 edition of Buffalo Business First. Online edition here.
WBC at the WMBE JumpStart Event click here to find out more about WMBE certification.
(from left to right) Maureen Millane, A.D. and E.D. of Canisius College Richard J. Wehle School of Business; Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, NYS CIO, Director Office for Technology; Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples, 141st Assembly District; Melinda Rath Sanderson, Executive Director of the Canisius College Women’s Business Center
The Women's Business Center is a collaborative effort between the Small Business Administration and Canisius College.
Mission:To provide entrepreneurs and small business owners, with a focus on women, the critical skills, knowledge, tools and support network to increase their successes and positively impact the economic development in their communities.
Vision:To be recognized as a national leader in women’s entrepreneurship whose purpose is to accelerate the success of women business owners and women in business. To create economic opportunities for women through entrepreneurship and to help all women realize their greatest potential.
