Leverage Access to Capital,
Teaming and Diversity of Sourcing Business Avenues

Sustainability of Small Businesses

Of all firms, small businesses and women-owned small businesses are particularly prone to financial struggle, which often times leads to the demise of these ventures. With this reality and the inescapable competition from large firms, small companies have to be smart and resourceful if they are to succeed.

Last year, our groundbreaking session discussed access to capital opportunities, the power of teaming your small business with others, and ways to secure diverse business avenues for your company. Just because your company is small doesn’t mean you can’t win big.

Women-Owned Business Certification

Access to Capital

Last year, our resource partners delivered an update on the benefits and power in women-owned business certification. From leveraging your firm’s appeal in the government contracting field to increasing your company’s value and bottom-line profits, attendees learned to capitalize on critical business opportunities.

Why get certified? Do I qualify? Where do I start? What’s the return?  Several entities are actively looking for women-owned businesses

• FALSE: There is no value in women-owned business certification.
• TRUE: Diverse spend opportunities are being lost because the government and other entities cannot locate enough women-owned businesses. 

Small Business Sustainability –
Time Management – Independent Contractors

Women-Owned Contracting Opportunities

A variety of agencies with enormous responsibilities and projects in motion, from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Small Business Administration (SBA), beckon the assistance of diverse independent contractors from several industries.

These entities possess contracts and set-asides for women-owned small business and small businesses within several designations. With the ever-growing diversity and inclusion (D&I) movement, a rising number of agencies are dedicating themselves to increasing the utilization of small businesses in the contracting arena.

As the Small Business Administration (SBA) reveals in the Scorecard Summary for fiscal year 2015, HUD awarded over $360 million in contracts to women-owned small businesses (WOSB). This is just one agency dedicated to working with WOSB in the contracting arena.

These contracts, potentially worth millions of dollars, could be pivotal for your business. If you prepare yourself, you could be the next recipient of a million-dollar contract.

To learn more about contracting opportunities including:

• Contracting requirements
• How you can best prepare your business for possible contracts
• Contracting forecasts for fiscal year 2017
• OMWIs in driving more engagement and results in practice and responses to RFI, RFC and RFPs. What are the current keys to the agency’s OMWI process? How can we help? How does it affect the professional or consumer?

Microsoft Office 365

IT Training

Attendees of our last conference received custom Microsoft 365 Technology Training to maximize their productivity as professionals in the housing ecosystem.

• Demonstrate the vast effect software has on your time and performance
• Teach you to boost your business by reducing time spent on tasks
• Help you be more present in everyday interactions

Choosing the right programs for you makes all the difference!

Women’s Homeownership Initiative

Homeownership and its Sustainability

Last year’s speakers and panelists addressed Increasing Women’s Homeownership and its Sustainability – What Sets Women’s Homeownership Apart?

• Women buy differently based on their family, relationships and economic development 
• Through homeownership, women can cement their economic foundation and build a family legacy
• By leveraging women-owned businesses, we can increase women’s homeownership, make it a priority and commitment 

MatchMaking Roundtables

Business Opportunities for Women-Owned and Small Businesses

• Vendor and Procurement Contracting are serious business for Corporate Social Responsibility entities. Who is serious in utilizing women-owned businesses?  (Property Managers, Facility Maintenance, Brokerage, Contractors, Title, Escrow, IT, and other related industries in the housing ecosystem)
• Our last conference had First Come First Serve Registration. 10 minute segments with clients who have supplier diversity. Maximize your segment by being prepared with capability statement and questions. If they don’t have your exact business needs today, it is a small world within the supplier diversity community. 
• Minority Women-Owned Small Business Wins HUD Contract Worth 300 Properties a Month!
• Teaming for Contracts Wins Big!  SBA has incredible mentorship programs and most of them are FREE!

Women’s Snapshot in the

Housing Ecosystem

Last year’s attendees enjoyed our photo shooting gallery with four full displays and live candid shooting throughout the conference to capture the actual women working in the housing ecosystem. Come and enjoy the fun and who knows you could be on our next cover!

List of contracts

From Local Entities

Actual entities looking for women-owned businesses as part of their core business and those increasing their corporate social responsibility diverse spend joined our conference last year. We bring this value and awareness to our attendees, enabling them to take action for increased revenues.

Executives:

Mentorship and Confidence

The value and influence of a mentor is tremendous, especially within highly competitive settings such as C-suites and executive offices throughout America. The housing ecosystem’s leading professionals at our last conference shared their experiences with advisors and the meaning of mentorship and sponsorship in their lives.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

To Be Announced

Confirmed Company 2017

Attendees:

6th Street Consulting
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
AMC Lending Group
AmeriCatalyst, LLC
Arbrook Realty
Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA)
Auction.com
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices CP
Blueprint Realty Group
CAK International, LLC
Caliber Home Loans
California Department of General Services (DGS)
California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Capital Direct Funding
Cardinal Blue Investments, LLC
Casa Bella Realty Group/FHA Pros
Century 21 Marty Rodriguez
Certified Credit Reporting, Inc.
Chrimata, Inc.
Coldwell Banker
Concrete Preservation Institute
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
CoreLogic
Desiree Patno Enterprises
Earnup
Executive Real Estate
Exit Realty Corp International
Faith and Community Empowerment (FACE)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
FlipTrust
Freddie Mac
GME Enterprises
The Herbert H. Landy Insurance Agency, Inc.
HomeFree-USA
HousingWire
Hudson & Marshall
Isaiah House
Janeway Law Firm, P.C.
The Jills
JP Morgan Chase Home Loans
Keller Williams Realty
LA Family Housing
Merlin Enterprises/Summit Realty
Microsoft
Monarch Engineers
Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)
Mozingo & Patel, A.P.C.
NAHREP
NeighborWorks Orange County
New American Funding
Nice and Bella
Pendo
Powerhouse Realty Inc
Property Shop Real Estate Firm
Real Estate Professionals World Enterprise Marketing
Realty One Group Northwest
Realty World Golden Era
Red Label Realty
RE/MAX Elite Associates
RE/MAX Estate Properties
Reno/Tahoe Realty Group, LLC
Sea Turtle Real Estate, LLC
Selene Finance
Service First Realty
Sindeo
SCMSDC
STEMconnector/ Million Women Mentors
Stepp Commercial
Summit Funding
Ten-X
Top Level Realty
Torelli Realty
United Wholesale Mortgage
U.S. Small Business Administration
VRM Mortgage Services
Wallick and Volk
WealthWise Financial Services
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)