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Eating Well Through the Holidays Without Losing Your Joy
Enjoy your holiday with 6 impactful and realistic eating strategies. By Keeanna Smith, MD For many women CEOs, the holidays bring a unique blend of celebration and pressure. Between end-of-year deadlines, travel, mental health strains, and family expectations, it’s easy to slip into all-or-nothing eating habits. The good news: you can enjoy holiday foods and support your energy, mood, and well-being with a few simple, science-backed strategies. Below are some impactful, real
Dec 9, 20253 min read


5 Ways to Find and Support Local Women-Owned Businesses
Support women-owned businesses! Search directories, use hashtags, read reviews & shop local. Empower women daily.
Apr 2, 20252 min read


7 Ways the Anti-DEI Movement Hurts Women-Owned Businesses
The growing anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) movement poses significant challenges to women-owned businesses. This anti-DEI...
Mar 27, 20253 min read


5 Ways You Can Use AI To Help Retain Customers and Boost Loyalty
We’ve been talking a lot about customer retention this month. In today’s competitive market, keeping customers engaged and loyal is just...
Mar 18, 20252 min read
Saturday Special: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself About Customer Retention in Your Business
By Keena Smith Customer retention isn’t just about making a sale—it’s about ensuring customers keep coming back. The first 90 days after...
Mar 14, 20252 min read


Why Sales Skills Are Crucial for Entrepreneurs
Your journey as an entrepreneur is dynamic - requiring a combination of vision, strategy, and execution. Among the many skills you need...
Mar 5, 20254 min read


Surprise! 7 Unexpected Ways a Business Plan Moves Your Business Forward
When you hear "business plan," your mind might jump to dread, spreadsheets, forever writing and forecasts. But if you think a business...
Feb 26, 20253 min read


Six Reasons the Six Figure Milestone Matters for Women Entrepreneurs
For women entrepreneurs—especially women of color—consistently earning six figures in revenue is more than just a financial milestone; it...
Feb 12, 20253 min read


Aspire Welcomes Cohort 5
Aspire Business Accelerator welcomes Cohort 5
Apr 23, 20241 min read


WCEO Aspire Pitch-Cohort #4 Event..Join Us!
Now is the time to invest in small businesses owned and operated by women of color! This pitch event will showcase successful...
Oct 4, 20231 min read


WCEO AWARDS LARGEST PITCH PRIZE FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN CENTRAL OHIO
Ella Williams, CEO of Posh Teatime Co., Jenifer Washington-Woodford, CEO of JM Botanicals and Asia Smith, CEO of H&H Luxury Events Take...
Aug 1, 20233 min read


WCEO Aspire Pitch Event..Join Us!
Now is the time to invest in small businesses owned and operated by women of color! This pitch event will showcase successful...
Jun 20, 20231 min read


What Works: How to Monetize Social Media using your Everyday Routines with LaTanya Settles
Check out our new audiocast What Works. This month our CEO Keena Smith talks with award-winning personal fitness expert LaTanya Settles,...
Nov 11, 20221 min read


RFP for Development Services
WCEO seeks to retain a development/fundraising professional to join our team of partners. We were blessed with amazing 2021 fundraising...
Nov 11, 20221 min read


Annual COVID Impact Survey Is Live
Calling all Black female business owners and entrepreneurs in Ohio! HOW ARE YOU DOING? Take the second annual Ohio RISE Pandemic Impact...
Nov 11, 20221 min read


Keena M. Smith named new WCEO Chief Executive Officer
February 5, 2021 The WCEO Board of Directors announced Keena M. Smith, MPA, Founder of WCEO would be named to the post of CEO effective...
Nov 11, 20221 min read


Columbus Urban League Partners with ABBE + WCEO on COVID Survey
Read the report here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/149F9aS0Mb_KFbfSjPqkTaFXLhd53Zc18/view?usp=sharing
Nov 11, 20221 min read


Columbus Dispatch features WCEO's new CEO & Covid Survey
https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2021/01/27/survey-black-women-business-owners-ohio-need-funding-support-rise/4219516001/
Nov 11, 20221 min read
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