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The Supreme Court Ruling and its Implications for MWBEs

The Supreme Court Ruling and its Implications for MWBEs In August 2023, a seismic shift occurred when the Supreme Court ruled out affirmative action policies in college admissions. This decision reverberated across the corporate landscape, especially within Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs), which have long relied on corporate commitments to diversity for their growth […]

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WHAT ARE 2023 Trends and Challenges Facing Women Entrepreneurs

WHAT ARE 2023 Trends and Challenges Facing Women Entrepreneurs? The past decade has seen a significant increase in the number of women entrepreneurs. This growth is a testament to the resilience, determination, and drive of women, and it is a trend that is expected to continue in 2023 and beyond. Women entrepreneurs are essential to

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Top Grants for Women-Owned Businesses

Grants for Women Owned Businesses Women owned small businesses can apply for $10,000 in grant funding through investment firm KKR spring 2022. The company’s Small Business Builders grant program supports companies that are 51% women owned. Companies must provide important community services and those that have had to adjust their way of doing business during COVID. This is the

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5 Ways To Identify Your Entrepreneurial Strengths

5 Ways To Identify Your Entrepreneurial Strengths To succeed in business, one must know their strengths and play to them. It is important to take time to reflect on and develop your unique strengths (skills, talents, passions, character traits). When you do this, you will find more flow, passion, meaning and therefore success in anything

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Westchester County Business First Initiative

The Westchester County Office of Economic Development is now accepting applications for the Lauanch1000 program. This initiative is designed to jumpstart 1,000 new businesses. Westchester County is providing this program in response to the significant economic disruption we have seen in 2020, with the goal of enabling 1,000 Westchester residents to start a business or

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Governor Cuomo Announced New COVID-19 Restrictions on Bars, Restaurants, Gyms and Residential Gatherings

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced new COVID-19 restrictions on bars, restaurants, gyms and residential gatherings in New York State. Effective Friday at 10 p.m., bars, restaurants and gyms or fitness centers, as well as any State Liquor Authority-licensed establishment, will be required to close from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily. Restaurants will still

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During This Mandatory State Pause

ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES OR ENTITIES, including any for-profit or non-profit, regardless of the nature of the service, the function they perform, or it’s corporate or entity structure, are not subject to the in-person restriction. (Essential Businesses must continue to comply with the guidance and directives for maintaining a clean and safe work environment issued by the

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