The Empowered Women in Business Network continues to host its regular seminars teaching female students how to start and run their own businesses. The program is funded in part with the Walmart Women’s Economic Empowerment Project Partnership grant.
The series of seminars began in January and runs through April 2013 with meetings on Wednesdays in the Conference Room of Evans Hall.
The Seminars are designed to students who are the first generation in college and come from economic disadvantage backgrounds. When asked why the seminars, Ariadne Pollitt, Project Director stated, "We realize that some of them must work to help cover their college expenses and sometimes assist families at home so we are providing them help on how to formally start and run their own business."
The young women in the program come with skills that could be turned into a business venture. These student-ran businesses, headed by females, include beauty supplies, hair dressing, nail designs, fashion designs and other personal cosmetics and jewelry, and tutoring.
The participants are empowered through seminars, workshops and other assistance that focuses on the procedures to registering a business and securing DBA’s, requesting an EIN Number, establishing a bank account, record keeping, creating a business plan, and other necessary steps that will help to make the businesses successful.
Other seminars include how to register copyrights, patents and trademarks if necessary. The participants have also been exposed to successful women entrepreneurs in various industries who could serve as mentors and guide them down the right path, among them included Tamra Lewis and Denise Armstrong and Rebecca Faison, Director of the SBDC.
"We are filling a need to help improve the quality of life for the women and thei families."
Enactus provides opportunities for students to grow professionally while helping others in the community.
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