SBA, WIPP & AMEX to host Two Events for Female Entrepreneurs

Isabel Casilas Guzman, U.S. Small Business Administrator (SBA) has made an announcement regarding the co-hosting the two event by federal agency for female entrepreneurs in the Washington, D.C., area and Florida.

Jointly, SBA along with Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) and American Express (AMEX) will be hosting the event as 2024 National ChallengeHER road tour continuation. It will take place on October 10, 2024, at George Mason University and on December 3, 2024, at Fort Lauderdale.

Associate Administrator for Office of the SBA of Government Contracting and Business Development Jackie Robinson-Burnette said, “ChallengeHER has helped more than 26,000 women-owned small business owners gain access to federal contracts and grow their revenue by selling to the world’s largest buyer: the U.S. government.”

He added, “Our continued collaboration with Women Impacting Public Policy and American Express on the ChallengeHER initiative reaffirms the SBA’s pledge to eliminating disparities for women-owned businesses in the federal marketplace by empowering them to connect with federal buyers directly via matchmaking events and by continuously advocating on their behalf.”

The event will involve a government contracting education initiative ‘ ChallengeHer’, with an intent to bring more firms that are owned by women, into the supply chain of the federal government.