Master your pitch at our essential training for HERPitch—gain the skills to compete and win funding for your business idea!"
About this Event

Join our upcoming Pitch Training Class to prepare for the annual HERPitch Competition! Unlock the potential to secure funding through a reimbursable grant! This essential training is required for the competition and will help you master the art of confidently pitching your business idea.

What You’ll Learn:

The fundamentals of pitching your business.
Slides required for this Pitch event
Insider tips on what to expect during the HERPitch competition.

Eligibility: The business must be woman-owned or offer a product or service specifically for women and be located in one of the following counties: Cumberland, Hoke, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Bladen, Robeson, Sampson, Brunswick, Richmond, or Scotland.

Don't miss this opportunity to refine your pitch and take a step closer to winning the support your business needs!

Instructor:

Danice became the Director of The Women’s Business Center of CEED in February 2022, after taking advantage of her early retirement from BB&T. She worked with her clients and small business owners to help them achieve their financial goals.

She is passionate about being involved in the community & serves on 2 local boards. Danice grew up in a small town about 25 miles outside of Pittsburgh. She loves sports and is serious about her Pittsburgh Teams.

Danice earned an A.S. in Accounting at a Community College back home, her B.S. Degree in Business Administration, and her M.A. in Sociology from Fayetteville State University. Her Thesis is on “Gender Wage Gap and Its Associated Factors: An Examination Of Traditional Gender Ideology, Education and Workplace.” Her work is also published in the International Review of Modern Sociology, Autumn of 2013.

*REGISTRATION REQUIRED*

The WBC program is designed to assist socially and economically disadvantaged females start and/or expand small businesses. Join us to learn how we can help you, learn more about the typical pitfalls for small businesses, and how to start on the right foot to plan to sucCEED!

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The Women’s Business Center of Fayetteville is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the US Small Business Administration. WBC Programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals please contact the WBC at least two weeks prior by phone 910.323.3377 or email [email protected] so we can make reasonable accommodations if possible.