Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Interim President & CEO Newark CEDC Lyneir Richardson, Theresa Bedeau of Capital One, and Walkers Legacy founder and CEO Natalie Madeira Cofield will launch Women Who Enterprise’ a nine-week training program for high-growth Newark-based women-led companies at a joint press conference on Wednesday, January 16, at 1:30 p.m. at Newark CEDC, 111 Mulberry Street.
The Women Who Enterprise program, which will commence on Saturday, February 9, will provide women entrepreneurs with a dedicated instructor, cohort-model and a structured learning environment in which to learn about such subjects as developing effective marketing and communications plans, legal aspects of small businesses, accounting and insurance, IT and finance, and human resource planning, recruitment, selection, and training. The program is made possible by sponsorship from Capital One.
The program will include presentations by regional industry leaders, professors, investors, government officials, and peer entrepreneurs, which will provide opportunities for additional networking will be held every Saturday at the offices of NCEDC from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
This initiative is a continuation to the highly-successful Moms Who Hustle pilot program in partnership with the Walker’s Legacy Foundation, which graduated a cohort of 25 women, and was aimed at helping single mothers gain economic empowerment.
The free program has a capacity of 25 participants. Entrepreneurs interested in participating in the nine-week accelerator, or those seeking additional information, are encouraged to visit www.walkerslegacy.com.
Applications will be accepted until February 1.
