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PAST PERFORMANCE & MILESTONES
PAST PERFORMANCE
The WMarketplace Inc has trained and supported hundreds of women entrepreneurs since 2020 through local, state, national and international partnerships with organizations dedicated to economic development.
With our extensive network of partnerships with public and private organizations, nonprofit and for-profit entities, we will continue to grow the number of women-owned businesses who are ready to take advantage of the democratizing effects of digital commerce.
MILESTONES
Starting in 2020, the WMarketplace accelerator successfully partnered with Washington Center for Women-Owned Businesses and the Orange County Inland Empire SBDC, to develop and launch the first version of our ecommerce accelerator content and trained over 130 women-owned businesses in a series of cohorts. Our partnership with WCWB thrives today with new cohorts successfully completing the Accelerator program and improving their online sales and business skills.
2021
Signed MOA to become an Official Strategic Partner of the International Trade Administration
We expanded our training content and co-hosted a virtual seminar with the Seattle U.S. Export Assistance Center, “Why Export” offering inspiring stories of women-owned businesses in the Pacific Northwest who have successfully grown their business through exporting.
2022
Hosted a virtual women's financial summit in cooperation with the U.S. Commercial Service to introduce over 700 small, women-owned businesses to capital resources and financial services.
2023
In partnership with the U.S. Commercial Service, hosted four webinars for the "Women in Global Business" program for hundreds of small, women-owned businesses exploring exporting. Introduced key resources, and business and technical advice from experts.
With the support of the International Trade Administration’s Office of Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, the American Chamber of Commerce Ukraine and a multinational corporate sponsor, we successfully launched a pilot program for a Ukrainian female entrepreneur to participate in our Accelerator. After completing the accelerator training, the business owner reported a 15% increase in her sales to the U.S. market. Press Release
2024
WMarketplace launched two U.S.-based Accelerator cohorts in partnership with the Washington Center for Women in Business
The WMarketplace, in partnership with the International Trade Administration's SABIT Program, held a two-day Customized Accelerator Program in Warsaw, Poland for over 40 displaced Ukrainian women entrepreneurs.
The U.S. State Department’s Academy for Women Entrepreneurs invited The WMarketplace to keynote and lead workshops at its AWE4Ukraine Summit in Ljubljana, Slovenia.