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Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project urges inclusion of small-business concerns in SB28 debate
Summary
Representatives of a women-focused nonprofit and small-business advocates briefed the committee on workforce, federal procurement transitions and concerns about SB28 (the "red tape rollback" bill); they urged clearer public-comment processes and certification equivalencies for small businesses.
Antoinette Ball, a founder of the Women's Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project (WEAP), told the Small Business Development Committee that her nonprofit supports underserved women entrepreneurs through training, networking and procurement help. "We are a nonprofit 5 0 one(three) organization located right down the street in Grant Park," Ball said, introducing WEAP's mission to equip women for business ownership and leadership.
Speakers from WEAP emphasized federal contracting, workforce transitions and state regulatory changes. Shanae Commodore (federal procurement trainer) said Georgia has…
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