Creating a Path for Success
At Women's Business Center (WBC), we're inspired by women who are empowered, impassioned, and committed to success. Recognizing the challenges of an increasingly complex marketplace, we work to educate, inspire and support women entrepreneurs as they launch and grow influential, profitable businesses.
As part of the ODU Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (IIE), the mission of the WBC is to enable women's entrepreneurship by providing low to no cost tools for women to successfully own, operate and grow their small business, thereby creating economic opportunities and job growth by investing financially, intellectually and emotionally in the Hampton Roads community. We are proud to offer two WBC locations: Old Dominion 91¶ÌÊÓƵ in Norfolk, VA & The Mustard Seed Place in Portsmouth, VA.
ODU and The Mustard Seed Place Women’s Business Center
Federal Share: 50% – $150,000 per/ center
Non-Federal Share: 50% – $150,000 per/ center
Total Program Cost: $300,000 per/center
Create a Member Profile to Get Started
Creating a Member Profile gives you to access all the services and resources WBC can provide. Registration is fast, easy, and free. The benefits of membership include:
- Quick and easy event registration
- Safe & secure auto-completion of government forms for your business
- Confidential business advice at no charge
- Unlimited access to our paid database of business and marketing materials
- Connection to a growing local network of successful entrepreneurs
Upcoming Events
Women's Business Center (WBC) is funded in part by a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and is a program of the Old Dominion 91¶ÌÊÓƵ (ODU) Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (IIE).