For every dollar WEV raises, $15 is returned to the community and local economy through increased income for business owners, higher wages paid to employees, and local tax revenue.
Through WEV’s programs in the last 5 years.
By WEV-assisted businesses. On average, each of these businesses supports 3 jobs.
In estimated local tax revenues. On average, each business brings in $98,475 in annual revenue.
Small businesses are powerful engines of economic development. In the last five years alone, businesses started or expanded by WEV clients have made enormous impacts, creating hundreds of new jobs and generating millions in local community revenues.
WEV believes that we must work together to uplift and support our community by addressing barriers to achieving economic success.
Increase their household income.
Of WEV’s clients report adding money to their savings.
Entrepreneurship is a proven strategy for achieving greater earning power. Clients surveyed in WEV’s Annual Assessment consistently report increases in household income and move out of poverty after receiving services from WEV.
WEV’s annual Impact Report illustrates the organization’s growth and adaptation to meet the needs of the community in 2025, drawing on WEV’s robust outcomes tracking, outside research, and community members’ stories.
Periodically, WEV publishes a report summarizing the key findings of its research on client outcomes.
"WEV helps business owners by facilitating space, connections, and guidance to further develop their business. WEV also gives you the opportunity to be empowered by a community of other mighty women business owners! I have learned a lot from my peers."
Ana Guerrero, FirstGen_Resilience
"Right from the start, and during our first session, it became very clear to us the value and extraordinary resource this coaching program offers to small businesses. To have access to this level of insight is remarkable. Thank you WEV!"
Nicole Facciuto, Corky's Nuts
"WEV helped me take my business to the next level… through the program I learned step by step how to organize my business, manage licenses and permits, and structure everything correctly. That knowledge gave me the confidence to strengthen my business and keep growing."
Rosa Santa Cruz, La Picosita Santa Cruz Inc.
"WEV taught me how to track spending, create budgets, network, and how to be professional. I started to feel like a real businesswoman, instead of just a lady with an idea...I became part of a large community of women who were focused on helping and supporting one another."
Lizzy Lewis, Simple WealthWEV believes measuring impact is critical to the organization’s success and highly values the ability to continuously improve programs as well as communicate our impact to stakeholders. To do this, WEV collects robust baseline information from each client when they enroll in WEV’s programs and then we systematically measure changes multiple times after program completion. This robust and sophisticated approach to data collection and analysis allows WEV to track and confidently report detailed client outcomes.
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