The Western Wisconsin Women’s Business Center is offering a QuickBooks Online Basic Class. The hands-on class is being held on Thursday, April 25th from 5:30-8:30 pm at the Western Dairyland Community Action Agency, 418 Wisconsin Street, Eau Claire.
 
No prior experience with QuickBooks is necessary for this class, but attendees should have basic computer skills. The class is hands-on using the QuickBooks Online version and allows time for students to practice what they have learned. We will cover a QuickBooks Online Overview, general set-up including bank feeds for QBO Essentials & QBO Plus subscriptions/users.
 

The Western Wisconsin Women's Business Center invites current and prospective business owners and entrepreneurs to attend “Up Your Marketing Game in 2019—50 Tips You Can Use TODAY” on Wednesday, May 1 from 6-8 pm at Champions Riverside Bar and Grill, Galesville WI. There is no fee for the training, but because space is limited, pre-registration at www.SuccessfulBusiness.org is requested.

The 16th Annual Women’s Business Conference, presented by the Western Dairyland Women’s Business Center, will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 16th, 2019 at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire W.R. Davies Student Center.

The conference is expected to attract more than 500 business owners, aspiring business owners, entrepreneurs and exhibitors from across the Midwest. This year’s conference features 100 exhibitors and 20 educational sessions on business planning, marketing, legal issues, business finance, and current trends in business.

The Western Dairyland Women's Business Center recently received $6000 from the Women's Giving Circle to launch a peer mentorship program for women seeking to grow their existing businesses. According to the 2018 State of Women Owned Businesses Report, 4 out of every 10 businesses (40%) in the United States are now women-owned. However, these businesses only employ 8% of the total private sector workforce and contribute just 4.3% of total revenues. In response to this discrepancy, The Western Dairyland Women's Business Center is launching a new program called Women's CEO Roundtables.

The Western Dairyland Women’s Business Center hosted its sixth annual Women’s Business Celebration on Wednesday, October 24^th, 2018 at The Florian Gardens in Eau Claire. A highlight of the celebration was the announcement of the 2018 recipients of the New Business of the Year Award and the Business Woman of the Year Award.

The Western Dairyland Women’s Business Center is pleased to announce that Tracey Smiskey has been chosen as the Women’s Business Center Advisory Board Chair.

Tammy Simon has joined the Western Dairyland Business Center as a Business Development Specialist who will provide services to individuals interested in starting, expanding, and improving small businesses in the Eau Claire area. Services include technical assistance and training in all aspects of business including business plan development, feasibility studies, marketing, management, and securing financing.