The state of Illinois is launching a new initiative to support the growth of women-owned businesses as a driving force in the Illinois economy.
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will host the state’s first Women Business Owners Symposium (WBOS) at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago on March 29, coinciding with Women’s History Month.
Topics of discussion will range from how to gain access to capital, how to get a foot in the door of large corporations, where to find free technology support, how to get certified for government contracts and how to use the U.S. Census Bureau web site for market research.
Better yet -- the daylong event is free.
Click here to check out the impressive roster of speakers (such as Sona Wang, founder and managing director, Ceres Venture Fund LP and Poonam Gupta-Krishnan, CEO, Iyka Enterprises Inc) and to register. http://www.ildceo.net/WBOS/
