Help select our 2020 People’s Choice Award winner. Follow WEV on Facebook and Instagram to find out how this year’s nominees are making a positive impact not just for the economy but for the community’s health and wellness and vote for the business owner you would like to see win this year’s award.
Browse WEV’s first virtual Shop Local Market to find great gifts this holiday season. You will be supporting your friends, neighbors, and community by shopping local – from the comfort of your own home.
Thank you for shopping local this holiday season! The Shop Local Market is now closed.
2020 has truly been a year unlike any other. With all of the upheaval in our community and the world this year, Women’s Economic Ventures knows how important it is to make time to honor and lift up local small businesses.
We come together each December to celebrate successes of WEV’s small business owners and, while we can’t gather in person, we are excited for WEV’s Celebration of Small Business 2020 and the opportunity to celebrate with you in a new way!
Join WEV’s Celebration festival to discover the local businesses that make the Central Coast unique and to celebrate the business owners whose vision brings this vibrant community to life.
WEV will translate all Celebration and Shop Local Market web pages and subtitle all Celebration videos so that they are accessible to both English- and Spanish-speaking viewers.
Yes, WEV will include full transcripts of each video in the video description on YouTube.
Yes, we would love for you to share with your community.
No, but we encourage you to save the dates on your calendar! We will send reminders via email and social media.
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All Celebration events are free and open to the public.
WEV’s virtual Shop Local Market vendors are WEV client business owners, Spirit of Entrepreneurship finalists, and League of Extraordinary Women members. These vendors applied between September 18th and October 14th.