About weVENTURE

About weVENTURE

Physical Address:

2202 S. Babcock Street, 1st Floor
Melbourne, FL  32901

Office Hours: 8am-5pm, Monday - Friday

Virtual Consultations: 7am - 7pm, Monday - Saturday by appointment

Evening and weekend in-person appointments are available upon request. Seminars and trainings held Monday - Saturday. Check event calendar for list of all upcoming offerings.

El servicio en español está disponible. Llame o envíe un correo electrónico para programar una cita. 

Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.

Phone: 321-674-7007

Email: weVENTURE@fit.edu

Mailing Address:
weVENTURE WBC at Florida Tech's Bisk College of Business
150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901

Mission

To ignite the economic power of women.  

Vision

To be the leading regional voice and resource for all women in business.  Offer support and programming for every stage of a business's life span and leadership development for emerging female leaders.  We also host purposeful networking events and advocate for economic opportunities for women. 

Florida Tech has a global vision to educate and empower students to overcome seemingly impossible obstacles and navigate increasingly complicated challenges to become great business leaders.  Driven by core values including innovation, ethics, leadership and diversity, we strive for greatness in all areas of business.

501(c)3 Status

Florida Institute of Technology is a 501(c)3 charitable educational organization, and weVENTURE WBC is a program within the Nathan M. Bisk College of Business.  As such, any donations made to the weVENTURE WBC program are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. For specific details on tax regulations governing charitable contributions, consult IRS Publication 526.

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

weVENTURE WBC at Florida Institute of Technology's Nathan M. Bisk College of Business, is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.  Because the coaching program is federally funded, we do not discriminate based on race or gender and coaching services are available to all entrepreneurs. Each year, 20% - 30% of clients are men or family partnerships.

Florida Tech is required to match the $150,000 annual SBA grant with non-federal funding.  This is accomplished through the generous support of individuals in the community, private businesses and grants.  The SBA funding and generous support of the community allows us to offer coaching services at no cost to clients.  Other weVENTURE programs, such as IGNITE 360 Business Mentoring Program, CEO Peer Groups, and the Athena Leadership program are fee-for-service and supported by additional private funding. 

weVENTURE WBC also engages the community by encouraging experienced business professionals to volunteer their time and expertise in addition to their generous financial support.

Federal Funding Disclosures

In accordance with Section 632 of Public Law 117-328