IGNITE Your Business

WeIGNITE is a highly interactive, 5-week virtual executive education program for WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs), brought to you by Wells Fargo. During this program, participants will gain clarity on their business vision and understand its implications for leadership, teams, and business operations.

The program equips WBEs with simple, real-world tools, to identify and address organizational shortcomings, improving the operational value of their businesses. Participants will also engage with fellow women entrepreneurs to share insights about their companies and self-implementation journeys, building a supportive community to rely on moving forward.

  • Develop clarity around your business vision and understand the implications of this vision on leadership, teams and business operations.
  • Acknowledge and intentionally navigate potential leadership shortcomings and organizational issues.
  • Understand how to create a succession plan and learn strategies for creating one for your business.
  • Learn from fellow women entrepreneurs about their companies and their self-implementation journeys, joining a community to rely on as you go forward.

Upcoming Programs

Applications are now open until Friday, January 10th for the 2025 WeIGNITE Cohort 

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Who Should Apply
  • For WBEs who feel like their business has “hit the ceiling” in terms of growth and need to scale
  • Interested in simple, practical, real-world tools that help entrepreneurs and leadership teams improve the operational value of their businesses
  • Currently have 3 or more employees (and ideally nearing 10 or more)
  • Currently in good standing as a WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprise
  • One owner per company
  • Demonstrate leadership maturity and are committed to further building organizational processes

 

Schedule

Applications Close: Friday, January 10, 2025

Program Dates: Thursday, January 23rd through Thursday, February 20th (11am to 1pm ET)

Program Schedule (sessions are in ET):

  • Thurs, Jan. 23, 11am to 1pm | Kick off & Wells Fargo speaker
  • Thurs, Jan. 30, 11am to 1pm | Foundational Tools
  • Fri, Jan. 31 12pm to 1pm (Bonus Session)
  • Thurs, Feb. 6, 11am to 1pm | Vision
  • Thurs, Feb. 13, 11am to 1pm | Data, Issues, Process
  • Fri, Feb. 14, 12pm to 1pm (Bonus Session)
  • Thurs, Feb. 20, 11am to 1pm | Discussion

 

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Tuition & Costs

Tuition & Fees
• Through the support of our program sponsor, WBENC is providing the tuition and meals for individuals accepted into the program at no cost to the participant.

Hotel & Travel Costs
• Each participant is responsible for their own travel expenses (airfare, rail, auto, transfers, tolls, parking, etc.), incidentals, and hotel stay.

 

 

 

 

Contact Information

Contact us at astrickman@wbenc.org.

 

 

 

 

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