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WBOA IN THE MEDIA

From WWLP.com: Power of 100 Luncheon supports local women business owners

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From WWLP Mass Appeal: WBOA to host Power of 100+

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FotografLab: Photobooth Gallery

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WBOA launches Instagram

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ABOUT WBOA

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Since 1982, The WBOA (Women Business Owners Alliance) has elevated the impact of women in business. As the longest-running business organization for women in MA, the WBOA was founded to provide support and guidance exclusively for women business owners.    

 

We are:

  • A 501(c)(3) organization 

  • An organization that serves women in business 

  • A place that provides its members a forum for sharing knowledge, resources, wisdom, and inspiration   

  • The coordinators of the WBOA On the Road series - In person networking events. 

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WBOA Member Testimonials

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  • As a member of WBOA I have a network of resources the support, guide, introduce and help me to grow in every way

  • WBOA members have committed to each other the they will take the call, they will be there to help

  • WBOA members have gone to the meetings, gotten in the car, made the call, fought the fight to elevate one another – we don’t grow it alone, and that makes us successful

  • The programming has continued relevance – WBOA didn’t skip a beat as the world experienced a pandemic, programming continued at a time when many needs information, support and guidance – they found it at and through WBOA

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Cheryl Reed Memorial Loan Fund

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The Cheryl Reed Memorial Loan Fund is a legacy program of the WBOA offering quick turn-around funding for our members to enable them to respond to business growth opportunities and the urgent needs of business. 

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CRML was established in 1991 in memory of Cheryl Reed, owner of Cheryl Reed Travel in East Longmeadow. Cheryl was a founding member of WBOA but most importantly a business owner who knew that access to capital could make all the difference between being able to take advantage of a business opportunity and having to decline.

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Donations can be made online / via check or at any of our ON THE ROAD EVENTS. 

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To date, the WBOA has provided thousands of dollars of low interest loans to scores of women who have used the funds for uses as varied as:

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  • attending a professional development conference

  • upgrading technology

  • onboarding a new employee

  • Big E booth signage and promotion

  • holiday inventory

 

The application process is quick, easy and confidential. This program is offered exclusively to WBOA members. We are currently not accepting new applications - but you can be added to our contact list for 2024 loans.

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Always current, always relevant, always elevating women in business. Whether you are growing a business or growing a career, as the WBOA tagline says ‘Don’t Grow It Alone’®  

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