Office of women's business ownership

The Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance Program (CFDA 59.043) to West Enterprise Center, Inc., a non-profit business development organization, to provide training, counseling, and technical assistance to women-owned small businesses. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2023, will support West Enterprise Center in delivering entrepreneurship education, access to capital, contracting guidance, tax advice, and assistance accessing pandemic relief funding like the CARES Act. As a subrecipient, West Enterprise Center will also provide small business development services including management counseling, training, and help accessing SBA lending and government contracting opportunities through a partnership with Cal Poly Humboldt's Sponsored Programs Foundation.