In celebration of Women’s History Month, the U.S. Small Business Administration will host a virtual armchair discussion with Natalie Madeira Cofield, Assistant Administrator, SBA Office of Women’s Business Ownership, Candace Waterman, President and CEO of Women Impacting Public Policy and Alisa Sheard, Acting Deputy Director, SBA Office of Government Contracting and Business Development. The discussion will center on financial wellness for women-owned small businesses and the importance of increasing equity and access to opportunities that help uplift and support women entrepreneurs. The panel will also discuss SBA initiatives and resources that support existing women-owned small businesses and new startups as they pivot and grow in a post-COVID world.

WHEN: Thursday, March 31, 2022

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EDT) 

WHO: Natalie Madeira Cofield, Assistant Administrator, SBA Office of Women’s Business Ownership

Candace Waterman, President, and CEO, Women Impacting Public Policy

Alisa Sheard, Acting Deputy Director, SBA Office of Government Contracting  

Michelle Sherod, President and CEO, Accounting Legal & Logistics Solutions, Inc., St. Louis, MO

HOW: Registration is required. Click here to register or visit https://sbawhm.eventbrite.com.This event will be recorded. All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. SBA’s support of or participation in this event is not an endorsement of any product, service, or entity. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least 2 days in advance of this event; please send an email to reasonableaccommodation@sba.gov with the subject header “ACCOMMODATION REQUEST”.