Buffalo, NY - The Women’s Business Center (WBC) came to the aid of several small business owners whose companies suffered setbacks amid Covid-19.
With assistance from a six-month, $47,000 grant from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, the WBC expanded its capacity to provide additional technical assistance to women-owned businesses in Western New York. An additional $25,000 grant from the KeyBank and First Niagara Foundation enabled the WBC to enhance its “Launch” and “Grow” programs, which assist women in the establishment of their businesses and strategic expansion.
Women-owned small businesses were disproportionately harmed by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Many needed additional assistance to develop recovery plans, to work through SBA funding opportunities and to support their employees, among other issues.
