FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN WESTERN NEW YORK
You've got big dreams.
Let's build them
Coaching, community, education, and opportunity to help women start, grow, and scale a business at every stage of the journey.
300+businesses served
$32M+gross revenue represented
$200k+secured financing
170local jobs sustained
START HERE
We'll help you take the next step.
Choose the statement that sounds most like where you are right now.
I want to start a business
"I want to explore whether my idea could work, build the right foundation, and take the leap."
I want to grow my business
"I’m ready to attract more customers, increase revenue, and grow with greater intention."
I want bigger opportunities
"I want to access capital, pursue certification and contracts, and take my business to the next level."
I'm looking for community
"I’m looking for genuine relationships, accountability, and a community that gets it."
WHAT WE HELP YOU DO
Real programs. Real experts. Real results.
Idea to Plan Fast Track
You owe it to yourself to explore that business idea.
Explore whether your idea has what it takes and turn it into a clear customer, compelling offer, and practical roadmap for moving forward.
Lauren Jenkins
Entrepreneur, Marketing Strategist &
WBC Executive Director
The Launch Lab
Build it. Launch it. Lead it.
An immersive, hands-on experience that helps you turn your idea into an operating business, bring your offer to market, and begin generating real revenue.
Mercedes Wilson
Serial Entrepreneur, Media Personality & Business Leader
The Readiness Standard ™
A done-with-you certification pathway paired with the operational readiness to actually win contracts and grow your business.
Talia Johnson-Huff
Serial Entrepreneur, Author & Nationally Recognized Procurement Expert
The Growth Mastermind ™
Your business is ready for the next level, are you?
A confidential executive advisory experience designed to help established founders solve complex challenges, strengthen their leadership, and build a business that no longer depends on them for everything.
Nicholle Overkamp
Nationally Recognized Business Coach, Wealth Strategist & Entrepreneur
Empower Network
The right connections can change everything.
A nine-month, facilitator-led experience where women sharpen their business skills, strengthen their sales message, exchange opportunities, and build relationships that go far beyond networking.
Lynn Rybak
Business Leader & Counselor
START-UP TRACK
Content Confidence Lab
Post with a plan and start selling.
Turn content overwhelm into a clear message and repeatable strategy that helps the right people understand, trust, and choose your business.
Salley Crews
Content Marketing Expert, Creator & Entrepreneur
Brand Authority Accelerator
Be the brand they remember, trust and choose.
Clarify what makes your business distinctive and align your positioning, messaging, offers, and marketing around a brand built to attract the right customers.
Kim Marie McKernan
Award-Winning Brand Strategist & Founder of Inspired Outcomes Now
THEY STARTED SOMEWHERE TOO
Everyone building something remarkable once stood at the beginning.
Meet our Ignite Awards Honorees who turned possibility into progress and are building businesses that are changing their lives and strengthening Western New York.
Amanda Popovski
Founder, Amanda Popovski Coaching
Kristen Murray
Founder, Red Barn Occupational Therapy
Jillian Lenhard
WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW
Get connected, inspired & supported.
NETWORKING
Caffeinated Connections
Coffee, conversation, and the women building alongside you.
PROGRAM
Launch Lab
You've thought about starting a business long enough.
It's time to make it a reality.
APPLICATIONS OPEN
Growth Mastermind
For women ready to grow strategically and sustainably.
INTRODUCING
The WBC Founder
The room where the women shaping WNY's economy trade wins, referrals, and real talk. Applications for founding members are open for a limited time.
PARTNER WITH US
Put your brand in front of the women shaping WNY.
Sponsors, facilitators, and community partners reach our members where they already are — in their inbox, every week. Here's a real send from our list.
STAY IN THE KNOW
Get it from the group chat.
Programs, funding opportunities, events, and the occasional pep talk — straight to your inbox, weekly. No fluff, just the things that made us think of you.
