This section contains links to selected websites that provide resources, information, or opportunities which may be beneficial to women business owners and companies/organizations committed to women owned business development. New links will be added as they come to our attention and are evaluated for their potential value to our members.
COVID-19 Resources
Businesses Resources
SBA:
WBENC: COVID-19 Resources
FEMA: Emergency Business Continuity Plan (PDF)
WIPP: Policy Updates & Business Resources from Women Impacting Public Policy
IRS: IRS unveils new People First Initiative; COVID-19 effort temporarily adjusts, suspends key compliance programs
State of Texas: Governor Greg Abbott recently announced that the State of Texas is seeking supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other resources to aid Texas’ response to COVID-19. If you have products and equipment available for donation or procurement, visit the Supply Chain Strike Force Portal here.
Alice COVID-19 Business Resource Center: Updated daily, with real-world funding, resources, and support for small business owners adapting to the impacts of coronavirus.
Health Resources
Business Resources
WBEA Worplace Safety Guide
Women Owned Business Dirertory
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Women-Owned Business Resources
Small and Disadvantaged Business Information
U of H Small Business Development Center
U of H Procurement Technical Assistance Center
WBEA Online Development Center
HOUSTON
City of Houston - Office of Business Opportunity
WBEA Reading Library
PODCAST CORNER
The economy explained. Imagine you could call up a friend and say, "Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy." Now imagine that's actually a fun evening.
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Guy Raz dives into the stories behind some of the world's best known companies. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built.
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Crime Junkie
Crime Junkie is a weekly podcast dedicated to giving you a true crime fix. Every Monday, Ashley Flowers will tell you about whatever crime she’s been obsessing over that week in a way that sounds like you’re sitting around talking crime with your best friends.
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Overcoming the Fear of Being Fabulous with Judith & Jim
Weekly "bite-sized" minute podcast devoted to helping you move past internal (often unconscious) barriers or what hosts Judith & Jim (married Executive Coaching team Judith Shereeven, PhD and Jim Sniechowski, PhD) call "allegiances" and "hold-backs."
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Unlocking Us
Brené Brown is a Texas professor, researcher, and #1 best-selling author. She explains, "We are hardwired for connection, and connecting requires courage, vulnerability, and conversation. Episodes will include conversations with the people who are teaching me, challenging me, confusing me, or maybe even ticking me off a little."
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Latina to Latina
In this interview series, host Alicia Menendez talks to remarkable Latinas about making it, faking it, and everything in between. In often-hilarious and always revealing episodes, Alicia and her guests take on the challenges of existing , and then thriving, as women of color.
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BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
National Association of Women Business Owners - Houston Chapter
National Association of Female Executives
Women's Contractor Association