Women's business enterprise center east

The Women's Business Enterprise Center East (WBDC) received a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043), with an award date of September 30, 2025, and a completion date of September 29, 2026. WBDC will deliver comprehensive entrepreneurial development services to women-owned small businesses operating in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area and surrounding regions. These services include business training, one-on-one counseling, technical assistance in finance and management, women-owned business certification support, and access to capital resources designed to help women entrepreneurs start and expand their ventures.

The funding supports WBDC's mission of advancing women's economic empowerment by removing discriminatory barriers and facilitating women entrepreneurs' access to contracting opportunities. As a direct service provider, WBDC will implement this program independently without subcontractors, consistent with its operational model under previous federal grant awards. The organization, registered as a tax-exempt nonprofit since January 2008, has demonstrated sustained compliance and capacity through six cumulative federal grant awards totaling at least $750,000 since September 2022, establishing a track record of successful program delivery within the national Women's Business Centers network.