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WBCC Programs Chair, Claudia Pires-Klaus Named 2008 SBA Minority-Owned Business of the Year
Past WBCC Board Chair, Cecile J. Bereal to serve on Governor's Business Liaison Subcommittee
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SBA Partners With WBCC to Promote Small Business, San Diego Business Journal - February 18, 2008
Ruben Garcia, San Diego district director for the U.S. Small Business Administration, said he has signed a partnership memorandum with Amanda Mineer, chairwoman of the Women’s Business Center of California board of directors, and Michelle Butler, founder of the WBCC.
The New York Times - More Women Are Enjoying Being Their Own Bosses - April 13 2006 (PDF)
Michelle S. Butler, program director of the Women's Business Center of California in San Diego, said: "Women are going out and taking matters into their own hands. That's why they've become the fastest-growing demographic of entrepreneurs."
View New York Times Story Online: More Women Are Enjoying Being Their Own Bosses.
Douglas Healey for The New York Times. Annastine Allen lays a subfloor at the house she is building herself. ...
Women's Business Center of California Launches New, Independent Effort
San Diego, Calif., February 27, 2007– The Women’s Business Center of California (WBCC) launches today as a new, independent non-profit organization ...
Michelle S. Butler 2007 Business Advocate of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners
Prominent NAWBO BRAVO! Award Presented to Butler for Successful Launch of Revamped Women's Business Center in San Diego. Michelle is the President/CEO and Co-Founder of the WBCC ...
Why Women are the New Entrepreneurs
Why Women are the Entrepreneurs of the 21st Century ... After years of unequal pay for equal work, women are taking matters into their own hands, and demanding equal pay for equal work by opening their own businesses.
San Diego Source - The Daily Transcript - Women-owned businesses honored at expo - August 29 2006 (PDF)
Women-owned businesses and supporters gathered Tuesday for the Women's Business Center of California's annual awards and expo. The event also recognized that one out of every 18 women in the United States owns a business.
San Diego Metropolitan Magazine -Daily Business Report - August 28 2006
Diane Powers of Bazaar Del Mundo will receive the San Diego Business Woman of Achievement Award during the Women's Business Center of California's Expo and ...
San Diego Metropolitan Magazine - Daily Business Report - August 11 2006
The 2006 Small Business Services Expo and Awards Luncheon will be held Aug. 29 under the sponsorship of the Women's Business Center of California, ...
San Diego Source/The Daily Transcript - National Women's History Month - Michelle S. Butler - March 31 2006 (PDF)
After successfully starting her own business, San Diego entrepreneur Michelle S. Butler decided to take on the role of helping others do the same as the new Program Director of the Women’s Business Center of California (WBCC).
San Diego Source/The Daily Transcript - Local Scene - Butler joins WBCC as director -- February 02 2006 (PDF)
The Women's Business Center of California (WBCC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the growth of women entrepreneurs, announced Thursday the appointment of Michelle Butler, a San Diego entrepreneur, as the new program director.