ChallengeHER Milwaukee event for women-owned businesses

ChallengeHER is hosting a free event to help Milwaukee-area women business owners learn the ins and outs of federal contracting and to gain direct access to procurement officials and prime contractors. Launched in 2013, ChallengeHER is a joint initiative from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) and American Express OPEN to bring more women-owned firms into the federal government’s supply chain.

Attendees will learn how to take part in and leverage the SBA’s signature Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program and receive advice from local women contractors and government representatives.

Confirmed speakers at this time include:

• Marianne Markowitz, Regional Administrator, Small Business Administration (SBA)
• Aina Vilumsons, Executive Director, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC) - Wisconsin Procurement Institute
• Mara Henningsen, Vice President, Client Programs & Services, Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC)

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ChallengeHER is a joint initiative from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), and American Express OPEN.