The IMPACT Grant application window is now open through July 19th. Established active clients please email both Kathy Register and Jeannette Kraar, for an application: kregister@fit.edu and jkraar@fit.edu
If you would like guidance on how to prepare your application with a competitive edge, we have a free training next week:
weVENTURE WBC is hosting an informational webinar on June 11th to help you prepare and submit a strong application(s) for both the IMPACT Grant (application window opened June 1) and the Verizon grant.
We’ll walk through eligibility requirements, how to apply, what reviewers look for, and grant‑writing tips you can use for these funding opportunities and others you might apply to in he future.
Multiple small businesses from the WBC network won Verizon grants last year and we want to help YOU be the next recipient!!
at the sleek and spacious Audi Melbourne showroom on
Saturday, August 22nd, 6 - 9pm.
Sip & Shop with a purpose at this FUN-raiser designed to showcase and celebrate local businesses.
The evening reception includes:
Pop-Up Marketplace featuring local fashion, beauty, and gift boutiques!
Curated food and wine tasting stations
Interactive photo opportunities on the Audi showroom floor
Best in Shoe Contest and Fashion Forward Awards
DJ and Dancing
Signature WWS chance drawings that create fun and intrigue
Exclusive VIP balcony access for returning sponsors and their guests
Tickets are $50 each. A special Early Bird discount of $10 off can be applied at check out when you register before June 30th! Don't wait - Grab your girlfriends and pick out your outfit for the most fashionable and philanthropic event of the summer!!
Showcase your business at Wine Women & Shoes Space Coast. A limited number of Vender spaces are still available ($50 deposit), and sponsorships begin at just $150 and include ticket benefits.
Donate unique products, gift packages or certificates to our chance drawings and place your business directly in the hands of our guests - that in-kind support helps raise thousands extra for our largest fundraising event of the year!!! We appreciate your support and look forward to promoting your business at the event!
weVENTURE WBC is looking for someone with accounting or financial management background to join our team as the Women's Business Center Program Director. This important position serves as the Principal Investigator for the federal WBC grant and is responsible for program financial and operational oversight, compliance, sustainability planning, and high-quality service delivery to entrepreneurial clients. The WBC Program Director reports to the weVENTURE WBC Executive Director and works closely with Florida Tech’s Budget Office, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO).
