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Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, January 23, 2012 – The start of a New Year is a natural time to reflect on our aspirations and goals for the coming year. For those who have ever dreamt of owning or growing…

Santa Barbara, June 30, 2011 – While empty storefronts are still commonplace on our downtown streets, three businesses bolstered by the help of Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) are contributing to the local economic recovery.  In an effort to build community…

Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, May, 2011 – What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? Money? Luck? Hard work and long hours? The perfect idea? Hundreds of employees? You can find success stories, advice and tips, but how…

August 3, 2010  VENTURA & SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES – With State unemployment rates still in the double digits (12.4%), gaining new business skills can provide a competitive edge, and starting a business may actually be a survival strategy.  From 2008…

June 14, 2010  VENTURA & SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES – After 14 weeks of training in finance, leadership skills, marketing and more, graduates of Women’s Economic Ventures’ (WEV) flagship Self-Employment Training Course are ready to launch or grow their businesses and…

Organization Offers Free Consultations and Workshops; Provides Support for Small Businesses Kern County, CA, August 12, 2010 – Since opening this Spring, the Mountain Communities Small Business Development Center (SBDC) of Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) in Frazier Park has already…

WEV’s Fall business training programs start in September; One-hour Orientations are first step to decide if entrepreneurship is right for you. Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, August 3, 2010 – With State unemployment rates still in the double digits (12.4%),…

Businesswomen organize WEV fundraising sequel for ‘Sex and the City 2’. Parties Friday in Ventura are prelude to screening. If you know who Carrie Bradshaw is, you also know that the “city” in “Sex and the City” is undoubtedly, irretrievably…

Twenty people from Santa Maria and the North County area were among 94 men and women who celebrated their completion of the Women’s Economic Ventures’ English and Spanish language Self-Employment Training programs at ceremonies May 19. Graduates of the courses…

Women’s Economic Ventures celebrates Self-Employment Training Program and Business Plan Intensive program grads with May 19th graduation ceremony and showcase. Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, CA, May 14, 2010 – Perhaps now more than ever, amidst an uncertain economic climate,…

Ventura based undergarment retailer Fashion Forms is presenting “Women in the City” a “Sex in the City 2” movie premier to benefit non-profit organization Women’s Economic Ventures. The fundraiser will be held May 28 in Ventura, starting with 5:30pm pre-parties…

Women’s Economic Ventures is offering a new Spanish language business training series in Santa Barbara during March and April. Sign up for a single event, a combination of your choice or the complete series of three-hour workshops.These are practical opportunities…

Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) is offering a new Spanish language business training series in Santa Barbara during March and April. Sign up for a single event, a combination of your choice, or the complete series of 3-hour workshops. These are…

Women’s Economic Ventures announced Rabobank North America has awarded the group a $10,000 gift to support its new Thrive-in-Five program. Rabobank North America Executive Vice President Donald Toussaint, Senior Vice President Fred Mendez, and Vice President Ida Pointer-Gomez presented the…

THOUSAND OAKS — Women’s Economic Ventures is offering free self-employment training orientations in Thousand Oaks. Learn more about WEV’s 14-week comprehensive course on how to start or expand your own business. Find out about the various services available through WEV,…

WEV’s Self-Employment Training course is 14-week course providing week-by-week training in the most important aspects of organizing, financing, marketing and managing a small business. Participants leave the course with a complete business plan including a marketing plan, a cash flow…

Women’s Economic Ventures, a tri-county non-profit, is hosting free self-employment training orientations throughout the Tri-Counties during January and February. The orientations are in both Spanish and English and will familiarize women with WEV’s 14-week comprehensive entrepreneurship courses. Orientations will be…

Speaking of calling your own shots.  Women’s Economic Ventures is holding free self-employment training orientations this week in both Santa Barbara and Santa Maria in Spanish and English.  WEV, a nationally recognized, local non-profit dedicated to helping women become economically…

SANTA BARBARA – “It is encouraging that President Obama, in his State of the Union address, acknowledged the important role that small businesses play in our economy, says Marsha Bailey President & C.E.O. of Santa Barbara based Women’s Economic Ventures….

With unemployment near record highs, a local non profit is helping women on the road to self- employment. Women’s Economic Ventures, or WEV classes are taught in Santa Maria and Santa Barbara.It’s business as usual for Olivia Alvarez of Guadalupe….

 Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, CA, December 15, 2009 – Despite this year’s challenging economy, people in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties continue to follow the powerful dream of owning their own business.  After 14 weeks of classes in finance,…

Women’s Economic Ventures has received a $7,500 operating grant to support WEV’s Self-Employment Training in Ventura County.  “WEV’s Self-Employment Training program empowers both women and men by giving them the skills they need to start their own business and support…

Course focuses on creating a marketing plan, cash flow projection and how to start a businessWomen’s Economic Ventures will offer its core, 14week selfemployment training classes in September in Oxnard, Thousand Oaks and Ventura. The training program is targeted to…

A nonprofit aimed at helping women succeed in the worlds of business and finance is launching a 6-week intensive business plan writing course. The “Business Plan Intensive” is being offered by WEV, Women’s Economic Ventures, for six consecutive Saturdays beginning…

Women’s Economic Ventures will launch a brand new program, the six-week accelerated business plan writing course “Business Plan Intensive.” The program is designed for business professionals who need access to capital quickly. It’s for new entrepreneurs and current business owners…

Women’s Economic Ventures recently received a $7,500 operating grant from Comerica Bank to support the nonprofit organization’s Self Employment Training program in Ventura County. The program gives both women and men skills to start their own businesses and support themselves,…

In California, businesses with five or fewer employees account for 88% of all businesses. Local nonprofit Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) provides the training and support local women and men need to start or grow their business right here in Ventura…

Women’s Economic Ventures this October will launch Business Plan Intensive, a new course to help entrepreneurs prepare for financing, start a new business or expand an existing one while creating jobs for themselves and others. The class is an accelerated-pace,…

Women’s Economic Ventures will offer its core, 14week selfemployment training classes in September in Oxnard, Thousand Oaks and Ventura. The training program is targeted to women and also serves men, and provides guidance on how to start, operate or expand…

Women interested in launching, growing, and sustaining a successful business can learn valuable tools and resources at the Women’s Economic Ventures’ fall continuum of programs.The group is currently registering participants for its intensive Self-Employment Training course, which will be held…

Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) has announced the start of its “Business Plan Intensive,” a new course to help entrepreneurs prepare for financing, start up a new business or expand an existing one. In October, WEV will launch the new course,…

Citi Foundation presents WEV with $25,000 checkSanta Barbara, CA. June 19, 2009 – On Wednesday, June 10, 2009, representatives of the Citi Foundation presented Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) Founder, Marsha Bailey and team with a check for $25,000 at the…

Women’s Economic Ventures’ 14-week Self-Employment Training program helps individuals start, operate or expand a business; enrollment is now open for September classesSanta Barbara and Ventura Counties, CA, May XX, 2009 – Despite the current economic downturn, people in Santa Barbara…

Santa Barbara, CA April 28, 2009 – With large corporations in dire economic straits and more than half a million U.S. private sector jobs lost so far in 2009, small business owners are wondering how they can survive, while businesses…

Funds Will Support Summer Internship Santa Barbara, CA April 16, 2009 –Women’s Economic Ventures will get some valuable help collecting information about clients’ needs, experiences and accomplishments thanks to a grant from the Citi Foundation to hire a summer intern. …

Ventura County, CA, December XX, 2008 – Even in the midst of a national economic downturn, Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) continues to energize the Central Coast business community.  After 14 weeks of classes in finance, leadership skills, marketing and more…

Funding to Support Small Businesses in Ventura and Santa Barbara CountiesSanta Barbara, CA, November XX, 2008 –Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) of Santa Barbara has recently received a $250,000 EQ2 loan from Wells Fargo to fund its Small Business Loan Fund…

Women’s Economic Ventures’ 2009 Spring Self-Employment Training classes start early February; orientations offered throughout January Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, January 1, 2009 – With the current economic downturn, Women’s Economic Ventures remains a more vital force than ever in…

Santa Maria, CA, December XX, 2008 – Even in the midst of a national economic downturn, Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) continues to energize the Central Coast business community.  After 14 weeks of classes in finance, leadership skills, marketing and more…

WEV Self-Employment Training Graduates participate in the 2008 Women’s Conference Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, CA, November XX, 2008 –As part of her endeavor to create a powerful, unified community of women helping women, California First Lady Maria Shriver, in…

Keynote speaker Eric Greenspan of Make It Work, Inc.; conference focuses on key areas of operations for growing businesses Santa Barbara, CA, September 22, 2008 – Facing today’s uncertain economy, small business owners must understand how to strengthen their company’s…

  Santa Barbara, CA, June XX, 2008 – Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) Think BIG Conference & Business Expo series presents the most in-demand topics for women entrepreneurs, and this quarter’s Think BIG is no exception!  On Friday, June 27th, from…

Women’s Economic Ventures’ 2008 Fall Self-Employment Training classes begin in September; FREE orientations offered throughout July and August Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, August 14, 2008 – For Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, Fall means getting back to ‘regular’ life:…

Santa Barbara, CA. July XX, 2008 – Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) is pleased to announce an award totaling $170,000 from the Weingart Foundation.  The award is the largest gift WEV has ever received from the Weingart Foundation.  “We are grateful…

Women’s Economic Ventures’ 2008 Spring Self-Employment Training classes begin in February; FREE orientations offered throughout January Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, January 10, 2008 – This month, hundreds of entrepreneurs will embark on 14 weeks of Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV)…

Women’s Economic Ventures’ 14-week Self-Employment Training program helps individuals start, operate or expand a business; enrollment is now open for September classes Santa Barbara, CA, May X, 2008 – Thanks to a lot of hard work and dedication, close to…

Women’s Economic Ventures’ 14-week Self-Employment Training program helps individuals start, operate or expand a business; enrollment is now open for September classes Santa Barbara, CA, May 7, 2008 – Thanks to a lot of hard work and dedication, close to…

Women’s Economic Ventures’ 14-week Self-Employment Training program helps individuals start, operate or expand a business; enrollment is now open for September classes Santa Barbara, CA, May X, 2008 – Thanks to a lot of hard work and dedication, close to…

Think BIG 2008 Conference Series March 28 Event to focus on sales strategies and tactics for growing businesses Santa Barbara, CA, March 14, 2008 – It is 2008, well into the first decade of the millennium and a challenging economic…

Shriver kicks off statewide program at Oakland event with low-income women business owners and would-be entrepreneurs OAKLAND (March 11, 2008) — As part of her endeavor to create a powerful, unified  community of women helping women, California First Lady Maria…

Women’s Economic Ventures’ offers new membership program to benefit business owners as they start and grow their businesses. Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, March XX, 2008 – This month Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) is launching a new membership program, WEV…

Women’s Economic Ventures’ 2008 Spring Self-Employment Training classes begin in February; FREE orientations offered throughout January Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, January XX, 2008 – This month, hundreds of entrepreneurs will embark on 14 weeks of Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV)…

Santa Barbara, CA, December XX, 2008 – Even in the midst of a national economic downturn, Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) continues to energize the Central Coast business community.  After 14 weeks of classes in finance, leadership skills, marketing and more…

Santa Barbara, CA. July XX, 2008 – An audience of expert speakers, Santa Barbara and Ventura County entrepreneurs and Women’s Economic Ventures staff and leadership recognized the Citi Foundation for its support during WEV’s Think BIG Conference and Business Expo…