After a decade of dedicated service as President and CEO of the Women’s Business Development Center, Emilia DiMenco has shared her intention to retire at the end of 2024. Emilia’s…
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Equitable Economic Advancement | A Black History Month Video Series Engage with a WBDC client, community resource partner, and staff member as they share their perspectives on the next major…
What is “A Moment With”? The Women’s Business Development Center is pleased to continue with our series, “A Moment With”, where we periodically highlight some of our greatest supporters and…
Maura Mitchell, Managing Director of Entrepreneurial Services Division II and Director of the Illinois Small Business Development Center, provides her insights and advice for entrepreneurs looking to step outside of…
Hedy Ratner, Co-Founder, President Emeritus and Consultant, shares her insights on the importance of women standing together to continue the advocacy for women across all sectors. Women’s rights are at…
We at the Women’s Business Development Center are heartbroken to see images of distraught and displaced Ukrainians. It is extremely inspiring to see the world come together and stand against…
The Women’s Business Development Center proudly advocates for diversity in all sectors of society and celebrates the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court. As…
The Women’s Business Development Center reaffirms its commitment to the empowerment of women and women’s rights, including the very fundamental right to make decisions regarding health. Limiting women’s rights by…
The Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) honors Juneteenth National Independence Day, the annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, by working to help dismantle the biases,…
