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Welcome to the Michigan Women’s Marketplace, a complimentary online resource for business owners. The Michigan Women's Marketplace (MWM) is the portal of the Great Lakes Women's Business Council's SBA Women's Business Center, which provides one-to-one counseling, training and access to business resources to grow your business.
We invite you to register on this site. Joining is FREE! Registration grants you access to attend webinar trainings or view recorded webinars, and connect with our business resource partners, all at no cost to you! So take that next step by registering to become a member of the marketplace and open another door of growth and opportunity in your walk as a successful business owner.
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Great Lakes WBC Women's Business Center Named SBA 2024 National Women's Business Center of Excellence!

The Great Lakes WBC SBA Women's Business Center, with only a three-person team, was recognized as the SBA National Women's Business Center of Excellence! Shawntay Dixon, Director of Education, received the award at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. during National Small Business Week. The SBA said that the award was granted for work in development and implementation of business development programs. Great Lakes WBC Women's Business Center also received state and regional recognition leading up to the National recognition. Tiffany Klingensmith, owner of USI Groups, was named the Michigan Small Business Person of the Year and was awarded her recognition in Washington, D.C during the same week.
"The award is a testament to the women's businesses we serve and the impact we're making with them," Dixon shared. "Being able to make such an impact with our small but mighty team speaks well of the work we do."
Recently joining the Women's Business Center team of Shawntay Dixon, Sherry Cummins and Lori Wesby are Danielle Brown, Krystal Jones and Surlinda Gant.
Program Manager Shawntay Dixon Selected as Martha Bailey Award Recipient by AWBC

Shawntay Dixon, Program Manager
Women's Business Center
Great Lakes Women's Business Council
Martha Bailey Award Recipient
Shawntay Dixon, Women’s Business Center Program Manager of Great Lakes Women’s Business Council (WBC) has been named 2021 Marsha Bailey Leadership Award Winner. Shawntay was selected by the Association of Women's Business Centers for this national award for her servent leadership and commitment to excellence. There are over 160 SBA Womens Business Centers in the United States who support the efforts of women-owned businesses. Shawntay is the program manager for the Great Lakes WBC Women's Business Center which also hosts the portal, Michigan Women's Marketplace. We congratulate Shawntay on this notable recognition and her efforts in growing business owners and their businesses.
Great Lakes Women's Business Council Named Women's Business Center of Excellence!

The Michigan Women's Marketplace (www.miwomen.com) is the portal of the Great Lakes Women's Business Center. We are proud to share with you that our business center was recently named Women's Business Center of Excellence by Michigan Celebrates Small Business! We are here to service you with excellence!