Mission Statement
The
Mission of the Women's Business Center
is the
economic empowerment of women by assisting
them to start and grow successful small
businesses.
| Vision Statement |
| The Women’s Business
Center is: |
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The Hub of Business
Development for Women who dream of
Business Ownership and the Women
who have achieved that dream. |
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The Place…where women meet
other women, gain support, encouragement
and strength, explore new ideas,
find answers, and celebrate success. |
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The Place…where the coffee
is always hot and the soft drinks
are always cold, and someone is NOT
too busy to listen. |
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The Place…that welcomes women
from every business genre, entrepreneurs
and women of achievement. |
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The Place…for resources,
referrals, training, networking and
support. |
Purpose
The purpose of the Women’s Business
Center, Inc. is to serve as a microenterprise
development organization with emphasis
on the empowerment of women to improve
their lives primarily through entrepreneurship.
We achieve our purpose through targeted
technical training in management, finance,
marketing and procurement, hands-on computer
basic training for the novice and e-mail,
telephone and face to face business counseling,
as well as through mentoring and networking.
We do not currently lend money but we do
assist our clients to apply for loans.
Our primary goal is economic self-sufficiency
for women. However, we offer our services
equally to men. Not all of our clients
are ready or able to start a business.
Our goal is to give clients the individual
attention that will give them the self-confidence
and business skills to make them a better
owner, employee or customer.
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| History |
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Founded in 1993,
the Women’s
Business Assistance Center (WBAC)
located in Mobile, made Alabama one
of the
earliest states to have one of these
centers. |
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The WBAC has been
contracted continuously with the
U.S. Small Business Administration’s
Office of Women’s Business Ownership
from May 1993 to the present. |
| The WBAC, Inc. was: |
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Incorporated
in 1997 in Alabama as a not for profit
corporation. |
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Approved in 1998 by the IRS as
a 501(c) (3) not for profit organization. |
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Awarded a five
year contract to create a Women’s
Business Center in Northwest Florida
(1999-2004). |
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Awarded a five year SBA sustainability
contract to continue work in Southern
Alabama (2001-2006. |
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Renamed the Women’s
Business Center, Inc.
(WBC, Inc.) in 2002 |
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Awarded a new SBA contract in fiscal
year 2007 called the WBC Bizmobile
Project which will serve rural entrepreneurs
in southern Alabama. |
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