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This afternoon, the Women’s Business Center at Canisius College will host the second annual Ignite Awards Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Science Hall Commons at Canisius College, 2001 Main St., Buffalo, NY. The event looks to celebrate local women business owners, as well as celebrate a business community that supports women-owned […]

Bringing programs of the Women’s Business Center at Canisius College to the Niagara region has been a personal and professional goal for the executive director, Sara Vescio. Her Niagara ties are strong. Vescio’s parents grew up in Niagara Falls and met at Niagara University. Her grandfather founded Parmed. Sara is also a graduate of NU […]

Up to 10 female owners of businesses in the City of Lockport will have a chance to attend networking and training sessions at Canisius College’s Women’s Business Center – for free. The center, which is expanding its “E-Network” into Niagara County, is offering 10 meetings on Wednesdays from March 14 to July 25. The facilitator […]

The Women’s Business Center (WBC) at Canisius College is expanding its entrepreneurial support into Niagara County by kicking off a new “E-Network Niagara” program. The program is designed specifically for female small business owners and entrepreneurs. The “E-Network” was given its name because the group sessions are designed to empower and engage the members while […]

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Women Entrepreneurs Celebrated for Contributions in Western New York BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Women’s Business Center IGNITE Awards were held for the first time at Canisius College Thursday to honor women around Western New York who are walking a different path as entrepreneurs. According to the WBC, 36 percent of businesses are owned by women […]

News 4 interviewed the Womens Business Center for National Women in Small Business Month about our work with women in all stages of business growth.

Sara Vescio understands the challenges that women business owners face. And as the executive director of the Canisius College Women’s Business Center, it’s her job to help women clear those business hurdles and provide the advice and training they need to build up their companies. She spoke recently about those challenges. Q: What’s the state […]

Women’s Business Center at Canisius College Sharpens Focus on Growing Successful Businesses April 22 Seminar: Grow Your Business with Venture Capital Showcases the Center’s New Tagline and Campaign (Buffalo, NY) The 2015 Economic Impact Survey numbers tell the story – 28 new businesses and 176 jobs were created by the Women’s Business Center at Canisius […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) – Across the country, women and men recognized National Equal Pay Day. The date, 4/12, symbolizes how far into 2016 women must work to earn what women earned in 2015. Here in Erie County, the gender pay gap is extremely large. According to Business First, the average man makes nearly 40-percent more […]