Latest Women's Business Development Center Stories

MINNEAPOLIS, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Women's Business Development Center-Minnesota (WBDC-MN) honored the achievements and success of local women entrepreneurs and supporters of women's economic development at its Sixth Annual Celebration of Success on March 8 at the Calhoun Beach Club, in Minneapolis. Sponsored by the organization's founding partners, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP and M&I, A part of BMO Financial Group, as well...

CHICAGO, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jennifer Bias, president of Ficek Electric & Communication Systems, in LaSalle, Ill., has won $100,000 in free technology products and business services in the third annual "Small Business Technology Makeover Competition," presented by the Women's Business Development Center (WBDC) in a collaborative partnership with sponsors CDW, COSi, Constant Contact, Directions Training Center, MarketM, Falkor, Microsoft, The Microsoft Store and RCN....

CHICAGO, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Women business owners who want to expand their business through added technology have the opportunity to win $60,000 in free technology products and business services through the second annual "Small Business Technology Makeover Competition" presented by the Women's Business Development Center (WBDC). Open to Chicago area women-owned businesses who have been in business at least two years, maintain a minimum of five employee workstations and have at...

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Followers of Feng Shui know that "positive chi" is what the average American might call "good vibes." And Kristen Wente feels like she's in that flow right now, as the president of a new company marketing Chi Sheet Feng Shui Kits. Each packet contains an array of small adhesive wall charms to place strategically in the home or office. They're designed to attract peace and abundance, according to the ancient Chinese practice of Feng Shui, believed...