weVENTURE is 2019 Organization of the Year finalist in FLORIDA TODAY Volunteer Recognition Awards – Florida Today

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weVENTURE mission is to accelerate sustainable business growth for women entrepreneurs. Left to right: Susan Erickson, Kathy Register and Val Williams with their big W that they take with them for promoting weVENTURE. (Photo: MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY)

The businessesweVENTURE helpsput food on the table for local women and their families.Through weVENTURE's guidance,women realize their dream of business ownership and work their way toward financial well-being.

That work has earned weVENTURE a spot as a finalist for Organization of the Year.

weVENTURE started outas the Women's Business Center at Florida Tech in 2007 through a collaborative grant with the U.S.Small Business Administration. Since then, the organization has grown and evolved to provide assistance to small businesses, aspiring entrepreneurs, and growth phase businesses.

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In the 2018-2019program year alone, weVENTURE trained and counseled more than600 clients,helping them gain the confidence to start and grow their business, orempowering them to excel in their chosen profession. weVenture has helped people start more than25 businesses this year. And since its inception, theIGNITE360 business mentoring program has worked with more than100 businesses who cite impressive revenue growth.

"Most rewarding is being able to see our clients achieve their goals," said Val Williams, program director andstrategic business coach. "We've worked with women in businesses all the way from cottage industry to million-dollar-revenue companies. But when they come in, no matter who they are, they have many of the same concerns."

weVENTURE's mission is to accelerate sustainable business growth for women entrepreneurs. Left to right: Val Williams, Kathy Register and Susan Erickson.(Photo: MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY)

weVENTUREaddressesthose concerns one-on-one, form beginning points to mapping out success strategy and importantly, how tomeasure success.

"That's why we do what we do," said Williams. "Women do business a little bit differently. They're parents. They're wives. Their priorities may be different from those of their male counterparts, so they have fears of not being enough ... how will this affect my family? How will this compromise my time? Those soft skills are not always addressed in traditional business coaching, and we look at the complete woman, incorporating personal goals."

weVENTURE believes that "mentorship is important, strong businesses mean a stronger economy, strong businesses need strong leaders and women's voices should always be a part of the conversation,"said board member Ann Luke, who works in the financial services industry.

"It's a treasure to be able to refer entrepreneurs to a local, tested and respected organization to get the help they require, wherever the business is in their growth stage," Lukesaid.

Contact Kennerly at 321-242-3692 or bkennerly@floridatoday.com, Twitter @bybrittkennerly or at Facebook.com/bybrittkennerly.

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