weVENTURE WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER | Mark your Calendar!

Mark your calendar and make a plan to attend the three largest in-person small business training events of the year. Each of these half-day seminars offer exceptional networking and engaging presentations to help you be a more confident business manager. 

• weVENTURE WBC is excited to partner with the Historic Cocoa Village Mainstreet and the City of Cocoa on the second annual Small Business Conference on August 25th. Keynote speakers from EDC and TDC will give insights on latest trends in our local economy! Use Code: WEVENTURE15 for reduced admission.

• weVENTURE WBC has again partnered with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to plan an business summit entirely in Spanish on September 20th.

• And the 14th annual IMPACT Summit Business Leadership Conference on October 2nd is weVENTURE WBC's largest in-person networking event of the year, featuring an inspiring keynote speaker, panel discussions, and informative breakout sessions designed to help women be more confident leaders. We will also award $30,000 to deserving local businesses as part of the IMPACT Grant program.  Note TODAY is the last day to apply for an IMPACT Grant. We have also opened up Early Bird registration discount, available until 8/31/25.

There are opportunities to have a vendor table or be a sponsor of the Hispanic Summit and IMPACT summit. Email weventure@fit.edu today to market your business at these engaging events.

Verizon wants to ensure you have access to education and coaching to help your business grown. They have provided funding incentives for in-person coaching programs like weVENTURE WBC if we help register new users for their online virtual learning platform. weVENTURE WBC could be awarded $20,000 if we hit our goal by July 31st.

We are just 25 individuals away from hitting our engagement goal - so can you register and complete at least 1 course by July 31st? Please make sure to also complete the Feedback Survey at the end for it to be counted. Over 220 weVENTURE WBC clients have been learning on the VSBDR platform all spring and summer with great reviews! They cover topics from financial management to marketing and are a great supplement to the personalized coaching you receive from weVENTURE coaches. And the best part, they are available to you 24/7 - so you can learn whenever you have time.

Courses are not just for CEO's, and can help your staff learn and improve their skills. Consider assigning courses on VSBDR as part of ongoing training for your team members.

Want to try something fun this summer? Join Rockledge Country Club every Wednesday in July for the Ladies Golf Clinic.  

Women and Girls represent the fastest growing segment of new golfers - a 41% increase since 2019 according to the National Golf Foundation. So if you have been wanting to learn, this is a great chance!

We are so grateful to RCC for sponsoring weVENTURE WBC this year. They have donated a foursome to the Girls Night Out signature raffle at upcoming Wine Women & Shoes - Space Coast event and will host future Strong Coffee Strong Women events in their gorgeous clubhouse. Maybe we can even coordinate with an early tee time! See you on the course.

Upcoming Events & Trainings

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

Wed. Aug. 13 How to Start Your Own Business (Hybrid)

Mon., Aug 25: Cocoa Business Summit (In Person- use code WEVENTURE15)

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

Thu., Oct 2: IMPACT Summit Business Leadership Conference (In Person) *EARLY BIRD discount registration through 8/31/2025

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

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

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