Thursday, December 13, 2012
The Rockville-based center has helped more than 1,200 budding Montgomery County entrepreneurs.
Two years in, the Rockville Women’s Business Center is providing counseling, resources, training and other business development support to entrepreneurs whom officials said demonstrate the changing way women are approaching business ownership. Last week, the center marked its second anniversary with a celebration at VisArts at Rockville Town Square featuring elected officials, business leaders and local success stories from among the more than 1,200 entrepreneurs served by the center so far. The celebration recognized the success of entrepreneurs through their stories and through the center’s service numbers. Click here to see RWBC’s first two years in numbers. The center “has a real and tangible impact on local entrepreneurs, helping …
The center has aided business development and spurred hiring in Montgomery County.
The Rockville Women’s Business Center celebrated its second anniversary on Dec. 6. The center provides counseling, resources, training and other business development support to entrepreneurs, including a recently launched website featuring online business courses. To date it has hosted 97 business workshops and served more than 1,200 entrepreneurs. Here’s a look, by the numbers, at who those entrepreneurs are and how successful they’ve been: Who’s participating in RWBC programs? 88 percent are women. 49 percent are age 36 to 50. 33 percent are older than 50. 54 percent are already in business. 87 percent have home-based businesses. 82 percent are from businesses with less than $100,000 in annual earnings. How has RWBC helped …
Friday, August 24, 2012
Web site offers news, views and online training for entrepreneurs.
For nearly two years, the Rockville Women’s Business Center has offered resources for men and women looking to launch businesses in Rockville. Now, the center is offering even more resources online through a new Web site. “Our new and improved website includes upcoming programs at the RWBC and other sites, numerous resources on starting a business, online training, and blog articles from experts,” Lori Gillen, managing director of the Rockville Women’s Business Center, said in a news release announcing the site's launch. “We encourage both women and men to learn more about the resources, many of them free, available to them online and in our office.” The site includes: The RWBC is a program of Rockville Economic Development, Inc., the …
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
New Women’s Business Center provides resources to startups and growing businesses
It's been less than two weeks and already the phone is ringing at the new Rockville Women's Business Center with entrepreneurs seeking advice and resources. "We are here to give women the tools they need to think in terms of hiring and providing real economic value to themselves and the community," said Lynne Benzion, associate director for Rockville Economic Development Inc. The center, located in the offices of the Rockville Economic Development Inc. on Monroe Street, opened Nov. 4 after a 10-month feasibility study to determine the needs of women business owners. It's being funded initially with resources from the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development and Citi Foundation, a division of Citi Bank. A public-private …
