(May 4, 2021) $500,000 Grant Awarded to Local Non-Profits WEV and MICOP for the 2021 Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development (SEED) Program The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency and the Employment Training Panel announced that WEV and MICOP have…
Local Women Business Owners Honored as 2021 Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award Finalists by Women’s Economic Ventures
(April 22, 2021) Local Women Business Owners Honored as 2021 Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award Finalists by Women’s Economic Ventures Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) is proud to announce the 30 finalists for the 11th annual Spirit of Entrepreneurship Awards (SOE) to…
Opportunity Finance Network, CDFI Story: Scrubs On The Run
(March 29, 2021) Former California Medical Professional Grows Scrubs Enterprise with CDFI Financing Article published by the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), March 26, 2021. Client: Reyna Chavez, owner of Scrubs on the Run Client location: Ventura, CA CDFI: Women’s Economic…
Supporting our Asian American Pacific Islander Community
(March 22, 2021) Supporting our Asian American Pacific Islander Community We once again find ourselves grieving and anguished over yet another unexplainable act of hatred and violence targeted at an ethnic group in America – this time our Asian American…
Conejo Valley Lifestyle Magazine, Helping Small Businesses & NonProfits Survive a Pandemic
(March 2021) Conejo Valley Lifestyle Magazine / City Lifestyle Agoura Hills – Malibu Magazine COVID-19 Relief Grant Program, Helping Small Businesses & NonProfits Survive a Pandemic Article by Sue Baldani Originally published in Conejo Valley Lifestyle There’s no question that…
VC Star, Marsha Bailey guest editorial “Women’s work in the time of COVID-19 “
(February 14, 2021) “Women’s work in the time of COVID-19” Guest editorial by Marsha Bailey, as published in the Ventura County Star When we started Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) in 1991, many people thought of women-owned businesses as home-based enterprises that would give…
Local Civil Rights Activist Lupe Anguiano named 2021 Spirit of Entrepreneurship Rock Star: Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
(February 9, 2021) Local Civil Rights Activist Lupe Anguiano named 2021 Spirit of Entrepreneurship Rock Star: Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient The Spirit of Entrepreneurship (SOE) Awards, presented by Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV), is thrilled to announce that Lupe Anguiano will…
Pacific Coast Business Times: “WEV founder, current CEO look back on 30 years of helping entrepreneurs”
(January 29, 2021) Pacific Coast Business Times article, by Amber Hair. WEV founder, current CEO look back on 30 years of helping entrepreneurs 30 years ago, Women’s Economic Ventures launched its first program. When Marsha Bailey founded it, the organization…
Reminder to Goleta based businesses: WEV ReStart Loans are still available and provide timely support
(December 14, 2020) Reminder to Goleta based businesses: WEV ReStart Loans are still available and provide timely support Made possible by the City of Goleta in partnership with Women’s Economic Ventures Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) is still accepting applications from…
KEYT TV: WEV’s online shopping market makes it easy to support small businesses
KEYT TV News: WEV’s online shopping market makes it easy to support small businesses (November 30, 2020) – View the video SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — The Women’s Economic Ventures annual celebration of small business has launched a Virtual Shop Local…