Empresaria local abre zapatería en Oxnard. Entrevista con Pilar Segura, graduada de Capacitación Empresarial y dueña de Shoe Palace

“Haz algo grande por ti y tu negocio,” por instructor Sergio Zepeda

May 1, 2011 ...Marsha Bailey is also dedicated to helping entrepreneurs fulfill their dreams. In 1991, she began Women's Economic Ventures, an organization that initially provided self-employment training, technical assistance, and micro-loans primarily to low-income women.

WEV graduate Beverly Kirkhart shares how WEV helped her overcome struggles and become a nationally renowned author and speaker

Local businesses and organizations gain information and resources at Third Annual Business Resource Expo. Interview with Mary Anne Rooney, WEV Regional Leader

Equity on wages does not add up

Lois Capps visits "The Closet" to see how federal funding has helped small businesses thrive

With state unemployment rates still hovering high, gaining new business skills can provide a competitive edge, and starting a business may actually be a survival strategy. From 2008 to 2009, women-owned businesses totaled 7.2 million firms, employing 7.3 million people and generating $1.1 trillion in sales. Today, Women’s Economic Ventures is looking to add to this number and provides programs and other resources to help one start or grow a business. Its core 14-week Self-Employment Training courses start in September in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

Women’s Economic Ventures offers advice for small-business owners in today’s economy. Marketing: 1. Your Product or Service: Describe features and benefits - from the customer perspective! What is unique, why it is in demand, what are the emotional benefits?

Women's Economic Ventures will host free, one-hour orientation sessions for its 14-week Self-Emplyment Training course that starts in September. Participants must attend an orientation session before they can register for the full course.

Exitosa empresaria de Santa Maria se levantó de la nadaEntrevista con Teresa Arredondo, Graduada de Capacitación Empresarial y dueña de Art-Craft Paint, Inc.

Help for Haiti. Baker hopes kitchen skills will change girls' lives around.

Buellton pastry chef got her incentive to start her own business by taking the Women's Economic Ventures Self-Employment Training, or SET, course. Free orientations are occurring now throughout the county.

WEV isn’t just for businesswomen

June 2, 2011 The national economy has contracted over the past couple of years, but Chocolats du CaliBressan, a Carpinteria based confections company, managed to grow into a second retail location in Santa Barbara.