Enterprise center of johnson county, INC.

The U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Enterprise Center of Johnson County Inc. (doing business as Women's Business Center) on September 30, 2025, under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043). The award, which extends through September 29, 2026, funds the delivery of comprehensive entrepreneurial development services specifically tailored for women-owned small businesses in the Kansas City region. The Enterprise Center provides a suite of business assistance products and services including entrepreneurship training workshops, one-on-one business consulting and counseling, financial literacy education, and mentoring programs designed to help women entrepreneurs overcome systemic barriers in accessing capital and resources.

The Women's Business Center operates as a direct service provider implementing these SBA-funded initiatives without sub-contractor partnerships. Services are targeted toward women entrepreneurs starting new ventures or expanding existing businesses, with particular emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged women business owners. This $150,000 award continues an established pattern of annual funding to the organization, which has received over $1.9 million in cumulative SBA grant awards since 2019 as part of the national network of Women's Business Centers operating throughout the United States and its territories.