WBEC-East Annual Meeting
Friday, March 25
10:00 - 11:00 AM
Free Virtual Event
Join us for the WBEC-East 2022 Annual Meeting! WBENC and WBEC-East Leaders will share our 2021 accomplishments, our vision and the plans to make 2022 successful for you and your business. The WBEC-East Annual Meeting is a must-attend event to learn about our committees, initiatives, business growth, learning, and networking opportunities in 2022. We look forward to you joining us!
The National Women’s History Alliance
The 2022 Women’s History theme “Providing Healing, Promoting Hope,” is both a tribute to the continuous work of caregivers and frontline workers during this ongoing pandemic and also a recognition of the thousands of ways that women of all cultures have provided both healing and hope throughout history.

2021 The Year In Review Demographic Report
We are all about our WBEs in 2022! Click below to view the WBEC-East demographic report to learn more about all of our WBEs from 2021!
FastTrac® Series
Starting March 9th
10 Weeks, March 9 - May 11
Wednesday Evenings
6:00 – 9:00 PM

Create your complete comprehensive business plan by attending The Kauffman FastTrac® series!

Whether you’re starting a food truck or a factory, a construction company, or a consulting firm, you need a plan. This 10-week series offered twice a year can help. The program is most appropriate for those who are within a year of launching their business or have launched within the past year and need help planning how to establish your business.
SBA Update
Balancing the Small Business Landscape
Small businesses, from mom and pops to manufacturers and exporters, account for two-thirds of net new jobs in the U.S., generating more than 40% of our nation’s economic output. So, when the number of small business owners declined by 20.2% between April 2019 and April 2020, the impact was significant. The highest declines were experienced by Black-owned enterprises - 37.6%. With the pandemic ramping up, the hardest hit were still Black small business owners.
WBEC-East Webinars & Events
March 1, 1:00 - 2:00 PM

In this interactive webinar, we will learn about AmeriHealth's supplier diversity and procurement initiatives.
March 8, 1:00 PM -2:00 PM

In this interactive webinar, we will learn about Penn State University's supplier diversity and procurement initiatives.
March 10, 1:00 - 2:30 PM

Limit your business liability so you can focus on what’s important: your business! Join us for our panel to discuss employment law, real estate law and cybersecurity to help you Cover Your Legal Bases!
March 11, 2:00 - 3:15 PM

We'll show you how to gain the prestigious WBE and WOSB certificates for businesses interested in federal DOT contracting!
March 22, 5:00 - 6:30 PM

If you've always dreamed of owning your own business, or if you'd like to understand how WBEC-East can help your business grow, our free Orientation and Business Assessment workshop is for you!
March 29, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Whether you’re newly certified or have been for years, we'll show you how to make the best of your certification and grow your business.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Ashana DeSilva via email at adesilva@wbeceast.com to make arrangements.
Welcome Newly Certified WBES!
Certified January 2022
  • A. D. Marble & Co., Inc.
  • Aeternum Design Studio
  • Animal, Inc.
  • Brand Enchanting Media LLC
  • Creative Budget Solutions, LLC
  • Fairmount Benefits Inc.
  • His Rides LLC
  • Lily Development
  • Scope Communications, LLC DBA PSA Executive Coaching
  • The Higgins Group, Inc.
  • Traffic Marketing LLC DBA Think Traffic
  • Trans Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc.
WBE Spotlight
We are so excited to share that one of our WBEs: President & CEO, Donna L. Allie has been named as the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia's 2022 Paradigm Award Winner!

Celebrate the most prestigious award for professional women in Greater Philadelphia — the Paradigm Award. Join the Chamber of Commerce on March 17th to honor Donna at an awards luncheon awarding merit-based scholarships to women who are working toward an undergraduate degree!
Partner Updates
Verizon Small Business Digital Ready: Register Today!
See how Verizon Small Business Digital Ready can help your business. Verizon's online curriculum is designed to give small businesses like yours the personalized tools to succeed in today's digital world. Learning modules, expert coaching, peer networking, and more—it's all here, and it’s all part of our goal to provide resources to help one million small businesses thrive in the digital economy.

Register now for Verizon's FREE online curriculum and move your business forward.
The Innovate with WBENC: Discover series, on Mondays in March 2022
Join WBENC this March for a weekly series focused on opportunities for innovation with four of the WBENC industry groups. Each week features one industry’s unique innovation priorities. Leaders from the industry will present key challenges and trends to help WBEs discover innovation opportunities as part of the Innovate with WBENC program. Industry leaders will lay the groundwork by providing foundational knowledge of their industry’s needs, priorities, and future direction. 
Women of Color | The Great Resignation Era: Effectively Managing Your Business While Leading Employees
More and more frequently, you may be finding yourself posting “Help Wanted” signs for your business. This national trend in labor shortages, commonly referred to as The Great Resignation, is affecting more industries daily. This session will be held on International Women’s Day, March 8, from 3:00 - 5:00 pm.
Funded in part through Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration