Arkansas Women’s Business Center Services
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Welcome to the Arkansas Women’s Business Center (AWBC). The AWBC is committed to providing technical assistance, training, and access to capital services tailored to meet the needs of women business owners. The Center is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. It is in a network of over 100 Centers located through the nation.
Winrock’s staff and team of professional consultants provide the following technical and financial assistance to women entrepreneurs:
- Assist interested companies to ensure disadvantages entrepreneurs receive support
- Assess current client capabilities
- Provide opportunities to participate in training activities
- Provide business plan development support
- Develop market feasibility studies
- Provide mentoring assistance
- Enhance links to capital investments
- Locate federal, state, and local funding assistance
- Download templates and access other online resources
Computers are available for clients to prepare business documents, access online information, and participate in online training activities.
The AWBC is located on the South Arkansas Community College campus at 404 South West Avenue, El Dorado, Arkansas.
The Arkansas Women’s Business Center is available from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. The Arkansas Women’s Business Center is available from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Evening and weekend counseling sessions available by appointment only. Session may be held in-person or virtually via phone and Microsoft Teams. Our office is closed all federal holidays.
For more information about the Arkansas Women’s Business Center contact Chauncey Holloman Pettis at (501) 280-3088 or chauncey.pettis@winrock.org.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least a week in advance. WBC’s programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Language assistance service for clients with limited English proficiency will be provided if requested at least a week in advance.
