Cheyney to Host Women’s Conference and Resource Fair

Full-day event on February 26 is exclusively for women in business
(CHEYNEY, PA – February 17, 2020) – Cheyney University, Women’s Business Enterprise Center and the Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation are hosting a free day-long conference and resource fair by women, for women on February 26, 2020.

Nearly 200 small business owners have signed up to attend. Attendees will be able to:
– Meet buyers from different organizations with opportunities for small women-owned businesses
– Join discussion panels on women in transportation and how to get a company certified
– Participate in special sessions for early-stage businesses

There will be 13 meet and greet tables for participants to talk about opportunities now available for small businesses and nine resource tables hosted by area universities and other organizations to offer free services to small businesses.

Featured speakers include:
– Leslie Richards, CEO, SEPTA
– Candace Waterman, President and CEO, Women Impacting Public Policy
– Sirena Moore-Thomas, Entrepreneur
– Charlea Washington, Compliance Manager, Lane Construction Corporation.

The program starts at 8:30. (Best time to attend for media is between 10:00 – 2:00.)

For more information go to www.WBECEAST.COM/EVENTS or contact Saheed Hakim Sims, Director, Diverse Business Enterprise Supportive Services Center at Cheyney University – 610.399.2601.

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About Cheyney – Founded in 1837, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is the nation’s oldest historically Black institution of higher education. Building on this legacy, the vision for Cheyney is to become the premier model for academic excellence, character development, and social responsibility among not only Historically Black Colleges and Universities, but in all of American higher education. The campus is located on 275 acres straddling Delaware and Chester Counties. Read more at www.cheyney.edu.