The Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship - WISE - Symposium 2010 will be on Thursday, April 8.

Register by January 30 to take advantage of early bird rates!

Use the attached registration form to register through the WBOC.

Registrations through the WBOC support the mission and philanthropic goals of the WBOC!

WBOC Member Kate Alibrandi was featured in the "Store Front" column in the Post Standard recently.

 Fresh in to Syracuse: Gallery One Fourteen Art & Framing Services, from owner Kate Backus Alibrandi. After running an art and framing gallery in the South for years, Alibrandi has returned to her Syracuse roots. Gallery One Fourteen, at 114 Helen Street in Syracuse, is a full-service custom framer and deals in decorative and fine art originals. Much more, too.

http://blog.syracuse.com/storefront/2009/12/syracuse_sees_some_more_new_re.html

The mission of the WBOC is to advance the success of women entrepreneurs.

In keeping with our mission, the WBOC offers three grant programs:

1)  WISE Symposium grant scholarship, a competitive grant program that is open to all WBOC members. The recipient of this grant will receive a ticket to the WISE Symposium. Applications are available here and are due on March 15, 2010.

2) WBOC Gold Membership Grant. This competitive grant is open to any women in business. The WBOC Gold Membership includes 1 year annual membership, • 10 paid program meetings, • 1 month sponsorship in meeting brochure and on the WBOC website, •  ½ table at WISE Symposium in April, and a listing in the WBOC website directory. Applications are available here and are due on May 15, 2010.

3) Grants for college to a high school senior who participates in Junior Achievement, to encourage and support an upcoming generation of entrepreneurial women.