June 13, 2018 Link to KKFX’s Morning Show Video Chocolats du CaliBressan’s Jean Michel and Jill Carre were the featured live guests on the KKFX My Fox 11 morning show June 13, 2018. The Carre’s talked about recently winning the Women’s…
WEV’s Smart Money: Top 10 Tips for Financial Recovery following a business interruption
June 12, 2018 Introducing WEV’s Smart Money, a monthly article by Business Recovery Specialist, Nicki Parr. Each month, Nicki will share insights and tips to help small business owners feel more cash-confident and economically empowered. If you have a finance-related…
WOMEN’S ECONOMIC VENTURES HONORS GRADUATES, DISASTER RESILIENT BUSINESSES AND MILLION DOLLAR CLUB INDUCTEES (Edhat Article)
June 13, 2018 link to Edhat article A celebration of entrepreneur graduates and business resiliency filled the Hilton Santa Barbara Resort Wednesday evening May 30th, 2018. The Women’s Economic Ventures’ event featured a graduation, awards presentation and a shop local…
SBA Business Disaster Assistance Loans – Getting the Facts!
June 12, 2018 WEV’s Business Recovery Specialist, Nicki Parr, recently had a conversation with the SBA’s Public Information Officer about what small businesses economically impacted by the winter disasters need to know about applying for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan…
Women’s Economic Ventures Honors Graduates (Noozhawk Article)
June 3, 2018 Link to Article in Noozhawk A celebration of entrepreneur graduates and business resiliency filled the Hilton Santa Barbara Resort the evening of May 30 at the Women’s Economic Ventures’ (WEV) graduation, awards presentation, and a shop-local market….
Women’s Economic Ventures Honors Graduates, Disaster Resilient Businesses and Million Dollar Club Inductees (Press Release)
June 1, 2018 Santa Barbara, CA— A celebration of entrepreneur graduates and business resiliency filled the Hilton Santa Barbara Resort Wednesday evening May 30th, 2018. The Women’s Economic Ventures’ event featured a graduation, awards presentation and a shop local market….
Women’s Economic Ventures honors women who showed resiliency during disasters (KEYT Live Video Story)
May 30, 2018 by KEYT Reporter Tracy Lehr Link video on KEYT SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – During the Thomas Fire, the owners of Chocolats du CaliBressan evacuated to their State Street shop. When the Montecito mudslides hit, Jill Marie Carre was…
Chocolats du CaliBressan win WEV Award (Article in Carpinteria Coastal View News)
May 31, 2018 Link to article in Carpinteria Coastal View News Carpinteria’s Chocolats du CaliBressan is this year’s winner of the Women’s Economic Ventures People’s Choice Award. The award honors entrepreneurs who, when faced with disaster, showed the resilience necessary…
WEV Business: Sampling the universe at Ambrosia (Article in the Ventura County Reporter)
May 30, 2018 by Chris O’Neal, VC Reporter Link to Cover story in Good Taste, Ventura I had only recently recovered from my second-ever yoga session when my wife said, “Hey, let’s check out Ambrosia.” “The food of the gods?…
Talking Empowerment with the Founder of Women’s Economic Ventures (Article in The Santa Barbara Independent)
May 21, 2018 by Roger Durling link to article in The Santa Barbara Independent Twenty-seven years ago, Marsha Bailey established the nonprofit Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) to help women start their own businesses, empowering participants with micro-loans and self-employment training…