WBE RESOURCES
To address the challenges many women face in building and growing a business, WBEC South provides support and resources through the full lifecycle of entrepreneurship. Our goal is to ensure WBEs have access to the education, support and tools they need to grow and succeed.
WBENC REGIONAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
WBENC works with 14 Regional Partner Organizations (RPOs) authorized to administer it’s world-class certification across the United States. Learn more about becoming a certified WBE in your area by contacting the RPO near you.
RPO DIRECTORY
Center for Women & Enterprise
Territory: N. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
SUSAN RITTSCHER
President & CEO
CEOCertification@cweonline.org
JESSICA YAMAS
Program Director
certification@cweonline.org
24 School Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
tel: (617) 532-0224
fax: (617) 536-7373
Great Lakes Women's Business Council
Territory: Indiana, Michigan
MICHELLE RICHARDS
President
mrichards@greatlakeswbc.org
Michigan:
VERONICA JOHNSON
Certification Program Manager
vjohnson@greatlakeswbc.org
Indiana:
DEBBIE ERVIN
Certification Program Manager
dervin@greatlakeswbc.org
tel: (317) 920-1400
33109 Schoolcraft Road
Livonia, MI 48150
tel: (734) 677-1400
fax: (734) 677-1465
Greater Women's Business Council
Territory: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
ROZ LEWIS
President & CEO
rlewis@gwbc.biz
SHARON JUDGE
Certification Manager
certification@gwbc.biz
1355 Peachtree St. NE
Suite 640
Atlanta, GA 30309
tel: (404) 846-3314 ext. 1
fax: (404) 745-0151
Ohio River Valley Women's Business Council
Territory: Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia
SHEILA MIXON
Executive Director
smixon@orvwbc.org
MAUDIE MORENO
Certification Manager
orvwbcsupport@orvwbc.org
3458 Reading Road
Cincinnati, OH 45229
tel: (513) 487-6503
fax: (513) 559-5447
Women's Business Development Center - MidWest
Territory: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North & South Dakota, Wisconsin
EMILIA DIMENCO
President & CEO
edimenco@wbdc.org
BRIDGET FOSTER
Associate Director, Certification Services
certification@wbdc.org
NATASHA FEDOROVA
MN Program Manager
nfedorova@wbdc.org
tel: (612) 259-6584
8 South Michigan, 4th Floor
Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60603
tel: (312) 853-3477
fax: (312) 853-0145
Women's Business Development Council of Florida
Territory: Florida, with the exception of the Panhandle, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands
NANCY ALLEN
President and CEO
nancyallen@womensbusiness.info
LISA ROBLEJO
Certification Manager
lisaroblejo@womensbusiness.info
13155 SW 134 Street, Suite 205
Miami, FL 33186
tel: (305) 971-9446
fax: (305) 971-7061
Women's Business Council Southwest
Territory: Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Texas
DEBBIE HURST
President
dhurst@wbcsouthwest.org
ANITA STEELE
Director of Certification
asteele@wbcsouthwest.org
5605 N. MacArthur Blvd., Suite 220
Irving, TX 75038
tel: (817) 299-0566
fax: (817) 299-0949
Women's Business Enterprise Alliance
Territory: South Texas
APRIL DAY
President
aday@wbea-texas.org
KENYA WILLIAMS
Certification & Business Development Director
certification@wbea-texas.org
9800 Northwest Freeway, Suite 120
Houston, TX 77092
tel: (713) 681-9232
fax: (713) 681-9242
Women's Business Enterprise Council Pacific
Territory: Alaska, Northern California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
JANICE GREENE
President/CEO
Janice@wbec-pacific.org
LORI LACKMAN
Certification Manager
lori@wbec-pacific.org
4800 SW Meadows Road, Suite 480
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
tel: (503) 941-9724
Women's Business Enterprise Council Delaware, So. New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Territory: Delaware, South New Jersey, Pennsylvania
ELIZABETH WALSH
President
ewalsh@womensbdc.org
SHERRY NACCI
Program Director
snacci@wbecouncil.org
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1116
Philadelphia, PA 19107-4711
tel: (877) 790-9232
fax: (215) 790-9231
Women's Business Enterprise Council South
Territory: Alabama, Florida Panhandle, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee
PHALA MIRE
President
pkmire@wbecsouth.org
KATHERINE GARCIA
Director of Operations
kbgarcia@wbecsouth.org
2800 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 180
Metairie, LA 70002
tel: (504) 830-0149
info@wbecsouth.org
Women's Business Enterprise Council West
Territory: Arizona, Southern California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Guam
PAMELA S. WILLIAMSON, Ph.D.
President & CEO
pamela@wbec-west.org
MARIA HICKS
Program Manager
certification@wbec-west.org
1515 N. Greenfield Road, Suite 102
Mesa, AZ 85205
tel: (480) 969-9232
fax: (480) 969-2717
Women Presidents' Educational Organization - Washington DC
Territory: District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
SANDRA EBERHARD
Executive Director
sandra@womenpresidentsorg.com
ELIZABETH REID
Program Manager
dcadmin@womenpresidentsorg.com
1120 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036-3951
tel: (202) 595-2637
fax: (202) 872-5505
Women Presidents' Educational Organization - New York
Territory: South Connecticut, North New Jersey, New York State
MARSHA FIRESTONE, Ph.D.
President & Founder
marsha@womenpresidentsorg.com
Certification Program Office
certification@womenpresidentsorg.com
155 E. 55th. Street, Suite 4H
New York, NY 10022
tel: (212) 688-4114
fax: (212) 688-4766
WBE LEARNING LANE
To address the challenges many women face in building and growing a business, WBEC South provides resources through the full lifecycle of entrepreneurship. Our goal is to ensure Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs) have access to the education, support and tools they need to grow and succeed.
ACCELERATING THE FUTURE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS: THE POWER OF THE ECOSYSTEM
National Women’s Business Council Annual Report, 2017
WOMEN’S BUSINESS OWNERSHIP: DATA FROM THE 2012 SURVEY OF BUSINESS OWNERS
Commissioned by the US Small Business Administration, May 2017
WBEC SOUTH STATE RESOURCES
As part of our ongoing efforts to connect WBEs with lucrative opportunities, WBEC South works with dozens of Strategic Partner Organizations to enhance and expand our resources and opportunities for WBEs.
ALABAMA
Alabama is not only a great place to build, nurture and innovate. It’s a wonderful place to live. To experience all the flavor, graciousness, beauty and promise a land can deliver. As many global brands, homegrown startups and Fortune 500 companies have discovered, it’s a place where the aim is not just to grow, prosper and succeed. But even better than that… to win.
FLORIDA
WBEC South supports Florida’s vibrant and growing Northwest Region by providing leadership and vision to advance economic development impacting the state’s 67 counties, 400+ cities, 24 workforce regions, 28 colleges, 12 universities, as well as utilities, ports, airports, and industrial authorities.
LOUISIANA
More businesses are taking advantage of Louisiana’s code for success: competitive incentives, a skilled workforce, a business-friendly tax environment and a unique quality of life. Discover why companies continue to choose Louisiana.
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi supports business ventures that create new opportunities for its people. You can see it in the incentives and tax advantages offered. You can see it in the attitudes of leaders; you can see it in the success ratios of new and expanding businesses.
TENNESSEE
Great brands deserve the great state of Tennessee. We believe in high expectations, low debt and a pro-business regulatory environment. Tennessee is proud to be a right-to-work state with no personal income tax on wages. Our state and local tax burdens are among the lowest in the country, and our state budget operates with a healthy surplus rather than deficit.