- July 9, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – With 110,000 women-owned businesses closed due to the pandemic, the Women’s Business Center (WBEC) South is opening its doors in Memphis and they’re now calling on female business owners to register for the program.
The program is a collaborative partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Women’s Business Enterprise Council to keep existing businesses afloat and support startups.
“We want to close some of those gaps,” said WBEC South Executive Director Vonesha Mitchell. “We know that right now, just navigating a lot of the resources that are available, because of COVID has been a challenge. So, we want to ensure that these businesses don’t close or that the startups that were planning on opening, get the support that they need to do so.”
The Memphis location is one of 20 new centers across America serving rural, urban, and under-served communities. The program offers business management…
