Category: Small Business

U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Applauds Hillary Clinton's Smart Plan to Boost Small Businesses
Press Release Aug 24, 2016
U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Applauds Hillary Clinton's Smart Plan to Boost Small Businesses

Smart, focused approach will fuel business start-ups, growth, job creation and the U.S. economy.
U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Announces 2016 Women Contractor Award Winners
Press Release Mar 17, 2016
U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Announces 2016 Women Contractor Award Winners

The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce our Women Contractor Award Winners for 2016. The awards ceremony took place on March 16, 2016 and 5 awards were given out.

Texas Wake-Up Call: Women in Business, Women of Color
Press Release Feb 22, 2016
Texas Wake-Up Call: Women in Business, Women of Color

U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce to hold roundtable in Dallas, Texas to review findings and issues uncovered in the "Wake-Up Call: Opportunity Lost" report on women-owned and women of color-owned businesses.
Wake-Up Call: U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Reports on Massive Opportunity Loss for Women-Owned Businesses
Press Release Jan 19, 2016
Wake-Up Call: U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Reports on Massive Opportunity Loss for Women-Owned Businesses

Using recently released U.S. Census data, the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce reports on the challenges women-owned businesses are facing and how the obstacles to growth are dramatically impacting their business revenues and profits.
U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Announces Southern Illinois Women's Economic Summit on September 30, 2015
Press Release Aug 25, 2015
U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Announces Southern Illinois Women's Economic Summit on September 30, 2015

Sally Rutledge-Ott, the regional director of the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce | Illinois and Eastern Iowa announces the upcoming Southern Illinois Women's Economic Summit on September 30, 2015.

U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Announces New Jersey Women's Economic Summit on September 24, 2015
Press Release Aug 20, 2015
U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Announces New Jersey Women's Economic Summit on September 24, 2015

Taneshia Nash Laird, the Regional Director of the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce | New Jersey-Trenton-Ewing, announces the inaugural USWCC | New Jersey Women's Economic Summit will be on September 24, 2015.

U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Announces Women-Owned Federal Supplier Award Winners
Press Release Mar 24, 2015
U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce Announces Women-Owned Federal Supplier Award Winners

The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce ( http://www.uswcc.org ) proudly announces our 2015 Women Contractor Award Winners to firms who have achieved outstanding success as suppliers in the federal contracting arena. Awards will be presented in Washington, DC on March 25, 2015 at the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce | WOSB National Council Spring Conference.
Congress Acts to Assure Firms Receiving Women-Owned Federal Set-Aside Contracts Are Actually Women-Owned
Press Release Dec 15, 2014
Congress Acts to Assure Firms Receiving Women-Owned Federal Set-Aside Contracts Are Actually Women-Owned

Thanks to Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act includes a provision to assure women-owned set-aside contracts are not inappropriately diverted to non-women-owned firms.
Taneshia Nash Laird Named Regional Director for US Women's Chamber of Commerce | New Jersey in the Trenton-Ewing MSA
Press Release Nov 13, 2014
Taneshia Nash Laird Named Regional Director for US Women's Chamber of Commerce | New Jersey in the Trenton-Ewing MSA

New leader vows to help women's chamber advance women's economic priorities.
Federal Report: Forty-Percent of Women-Owned Small Business Set-Aside Contracts Were Awarded to Ineligible Firms in FY 2012 and 2013
Press Release Nov 11, 2014
Federal Report: Forty-Percent of Women-Owned Small Business Set-Aside Contracts Were Awarded to Ineligible Firms in FY 2012 and 2013

US Women's Chamber of Commerce calls upon President Obama, the Small Business Administration and Congress to make a real commitment to women-owned firms; bring accountability in contracting to women-owned and all small business contracting programs.