WBC - FL - centre for women INC. The (tampa)

The federal Cooperative Agreement award in the amount of $150,000 was provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043). The award recipient, Centre For Women Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Tampa, Florida, will use the funding to deliver comprehensive entrepreneurial development services to women-owned small businesses in the Tampa Bay region. These services include business training, counseling, technical assistance, and access to capital resources to support the growth and expansion of women-owned enterprises, with a particular focus on addressing discriminatory barriers faced by socially and economically disadvantaged women entrepreneurs. Additionally, the organization will utilize a portion of the grant funding to operate a Counseling and Wellness program, providing mental health services to low to moderate-income individuals and families in the Tampa Bay community.