The Women’s Business Border Center is a user-friendly resource for women entrepreneurs. The WBBC is committed to inspiring and empowering women who want to start or expand their business. All services are provided in English and Spanish to serve the specific needs of women business owners in the El Paso Border Region.

KEY SERVICES:

• Building awareness around business opportunities for women and how the WBBC can help women take full advantage of these opportunities.
• Providing bilingual technical assistance for all phases of business 'start-up' including concept of business ideas, writing and formalizing the business plan and implementation of the business plan.
• Providing bilingual assistance for all phases of 'business expansion' including ideas and planning, recognizing key elements to watch, implementation of the expansion plan and monitoring of future growth.
• Expanding outreach to women with our satellite office at El Puente CDC, 2000 Texas Avenue, to encourage micro-enterprise development for a population heavily affected by NAFTA.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

• Financial Assistance, long term training sessions, and workshops on all aspects of financial literacy
• Management Assistance
• Guidance with Tax Issues for Small and Women Owned Businesses
• Short and Long Term Strategic Planning
• Internet Training and Technological How To’s
• Clearinghouse For Women and Hispanic Market Services
• Development of Young Women and Hispanic Entrepreneurial Opportunities
• Loan Packaging & Loan Support through SBA Comm. Express Program

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Government Procurement and Certification Assistance through MBRC
• Women Certification Designations through ETA centers
• HUB Development Center of Excellence: In Partnership with Ft. Bliss, SMDC, SBA, The City of El Paso and WSMR
• Minority Business Research and Certification Center: In Partnership with The City of El Paso and NMSDC
• Marketing Assistance and Market Research through MBRC
• El Paso Minority Business Center: Funded by the MBDA and the U.S. Department of Commerce operated by the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Texas Business Opportunity Development Center: In partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation and FHWA