weVENTURE WBC | IMPACT SUMMIT 2025 REGISTRATION

If you are planning to apply, a reminder to use the weVENTURE WBC registration link HERE, take just two short classes in the Small Business Digital Ready Program and complete the Feedback Survey at the end of each class to unlock your ability to apply. 

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Established weVENTURE Women's Business Center clients are invited to apply for the weVENTURE WBC IMPACT Grant - the application period is open June 1 - July 18. Members of the League of Extraordinary Investors will help select three finalists, and we will again present $30,000 in grants at the 2025 IMPACT Summit on October 2nd, 2025.

This unique funding opportunity is designed to help local small businesses access the capital they need to grow their business. Learn more on our website, or view the check presentations from 2023 and 2024 on our YouTube page.

Work for Yourself@50+ is a Virtual- Workshop to help you gain the knowledge, support, and resources you need to make informed decisions about working for yourself and take the right first steps toward successful self-employment. The decision to start your own business can be both exciting and daunting. Work for Yourself@50+ breaks the choices down for older adults in an approachable way through five steps:

1. A careful consideration of the potential benefits and risks of working for yourself
2. Exercises to help develop the self-employment idea
3. A realistic overview of what it takes to pursue a self-employment opportunity
4. Guidance to help avoid pitfalls and scams
5. Ways to find trustworthy support and service

REGISTER for July 10th 10-11:30am Virtual Training:

Strong Coffee Strong Women - TREASURE COAST

Friday, July 11th 8:30am-10am

Join weVENTURE Women's Business Center in Stuart, FL for a Strong Coffee Strong Women purposeful networking event. Enjoy delicious coffee and network with other ambitious women from the Space and Treasure Coasts

This event is FREE to attend and we're thrilled to host it at the beautiful Frazier Creek Brewing & Distilling! Thank you Bourgeois Real Estate Group for sponsoring the coffee from The Roasted Record!

Agenda:

8:30-9:00AM Networking and Coffee

9:00AM Welcome Remarks

9:15-10:00AM Presentation

Imposter syndrome - almost every successful woman has wrestled with this inner voice. Impostor Syndrome doesn’t mean you’re weak or unqualified—it means you’re human. Let’s unpack where this voice comes from—and what it’s trying to protect. Join us for this impactful topic that many of us face and hear from the beautiful Leslie Alvarez as she shares her personal story of imposter syndrome and how she overcame it leading an impactful life.



Meet Our Featured Speaker:

Leslie Alvarez, CMCA, AMS, LSM, PCAM

Community Association Management Leader | Author of "When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Tamales" & "Hot Mess Express" | Educator | Motivational Speaker

NEW! IGNITE CEO & Executive Peer Group

We're hard at work getting ready to launch the next cohort of our CEO Peer Group and wanted to provide a preview of what you can expect as a member of this exclusive group besides an expanded network of other smart, motivated and collaborative women, new ideas and incredible support: 

Program Overview: The weVENTURE CEO and Executive Peer Group

A Strategic Mastery Experience for CEOs & Executives

The weVENTURE CEO and Executive Peer Group is a 6-month, outcomes-driven program designed for experienced CEOs and executives navigating today’s fast-changing and uncertain business environment. Evolved from the weVENTURE IGNITE 360 mentoring model, this program combines strategic development, structured peer interaction, and real-time application in a dynamic workshop setting.

What Sets This Program Apart:

• Work Gets Done in the Room: Each session is a working session. Participants actively engage in strategic thinking, planning, and solution development—no take-home assignments, no fluff. You’ll leave with tools applied, decisions made and plans ready to implement.
• Facilitated Peer Collaboration: Every session is built on guided peer-to-peer interaction, designed to deepen insight, accelerate idea exchange, and build accountability.
• Expert-Driven, Facilitator-Led: Best practices from leading subject matter experts are distilled and delivered through the facilitator in a workshop-style format. Instead of passive presentations, participants engage with proven frameworks and apply them to their own businesses in real time. 

Want more support and greater outcomes? Apply today to get your seat at the table. Email jkraar@fit.edu for an application

Enter to win two tickets to

Wine Women & Shoes Space Coast!

Attention Business Owners! We still need to fill about 50 more mystery bags for Wine Women & Shoes, and we would love to showcase YOUR business. We are looking for donations of small products and gift cards valued $50-$75. Whether you can help fill 1 mystery bag or 10 - we appreciate the support! This is a great opportunity to put your business in the hands of Brevard's most fabulous and philanthropic women!

Upcoming Events & Trainings

June

Tue., Jun 24: Understanding Financial Statements with TD Bank (Virtual)

Tue., Jun 24: Comprensión de los estados financieros con TD Bank (Virtual)

July

Tue., Jul 8: IGNITE CEO & Executive Peer Group (In Person)

Thu., Jul 10: AARP Work for Yourself @50+ with Jeannette Kraar (Virtual)

Fri., Jul 11: Strong Coffee Strong Women - Treasure Coast (In Person)

Wed., Jul 16: The M Factor Viewing Party (In Person Space Coast Health Foundation)

LOOKING AHEAD

Sat., Aug 2: Wine Women & Shoes (In Person)

Sat., Sep 20: Hispanic Business Summit (In Person)

Thu., Oct 2: IMPACT Summit Business Leadership Conference (In Person)

Thu., Oct 16: Power Moves Dance Party - Part 2! (In Person)

weVENTURE | weventure.fit.edu | 321-674-7007



Serving Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin Counties.

Funded in part by a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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