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February 9, 2021

Best Minority Small Business Grants for 2021

February 5, 2021

WEupdates – Be Lean Risk Mitigation for COVID-19

Overview • SBA COVID-19 Funding Options Portal • Goldman Sachs Launches 10,000 Businesses Program • Be Lean: Risk Mitigation for COVID-19 • Achieving Business Success in 2021 Using Metrics • Great Lakes WBC Sponsors Women's Day with WBE Canada • Recording: Leveraging Your Certification Toolkit

February 5, 2021

WEupdates – Women-Owned Success Stories

Overview • Michigan Launches $55 Million Small Business Survival Program. • Be LEAN: Risk Mitigation for COVID-19 • Michigan Stages Survival Grant • Women-Owned Success Stories • Recording: Tools to Help Your Business Succeed Internationally

February 4, 2021

Carissa Serylo| SprayChic Airbrush Tanning

SprayChic has been offering custom airbrush spray tanning exclusively since it was established in 2008. Many people are unfamiliar with what airbrush tanning is exactly. So first off, it is UV-Free sunless tanning which translates as a natural-looking tan with instant gratification.

February 2, 2021

Guy Pelino | Amore da Roma

Chef Guy Pelino decided to revitalize the property and continue the tradition of Roma Cafe, and re-open as Amore da Roma. See how CEED Lending and Great Lakes WBC helped him.

February 1, 2021

Catherine (Cathy) Koch | K-Tec

Learn about how Catherine (Cathy) Koch leaned on the Great Lakes WBC network during the pandemic, and with support and resilience pivoted her business to overcome the economic turbulence.

February 1, 2021

Tiffany Cartwright | Amarra Beauty Products

We asked Tiffany Cartwright what being certified Woman-Owned meant to her and her business. Hear her incredible story and how she leveraged her certification to take her once hobby to a successful business.

January 20, 2021

Making Meaningful Connections During COVID-19

“Making Meaningful Connections During COVID-19,” a Livestream featuring Pure Michigan Business Connect (MEDC) Executive Director Bobby Chasnis and Great Lakes Women’s Business Council Executive Director Michelle Richards. Bobby and Michelle will discuss challenges businesses have faced during the pandemic and how the two organizations have partnered to provide support.

January 12, 2021

WEupdates – Tools to Support Your Business Internationally

Overview • Tools to Support Your Business Internationally • Purposeful Leadership in a Period of Uncertainty • Financial Check-Up with Lawrence Jackson • Recognizing Bias in Our Personal & Virtual Interactions • SBA Webinar: PPP Update, Economic Injury, and Disaster Loans, and More • Follow Great Lakes WBC on Facebook!

January 12, 2021

WBENC Executive Education Program

In this highly interactive, virtual program, WBENC partners with EOS Worldwide (the Entrepreneurial Operating System®) Professional and Certified EOS Implementers® to help WBEs achieve TRACTION in your business through self-implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) described in the book Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman.