Frequently Asked Questions

Press Conference Will Launch The BOW Collective and reveal the 100 business owners and why we decided to form the Collective. When corporate America and financial institutions say that they want to do business with black women but they “can’t find them” or “they lack the capacity” the BOW Collective says “WE ARE Here. WE Are Ready.” Give the stats on the Collective. Welcome. Founder. Swearing in of officers and members. The Bow Pinning Ceremony. Strategic Planning Sessions. Our Subcommittees and Their Chairs will meet with our Advocacy Board members for a working session on the 5W of their Subcommittee. Who? What? When? Where? Why? Once our Committees create the goals, our Advocacy Members will collaborate on how to implement the next steps and meetings throughout the year.

WORK WITH THE ADVOCACY BOARD. Capital Advocacy Board (Banks, Truist, Golden Seeds, Angel Investment Firms, Financial Services Entities, Berkadia, CDFIs); Communications Advocacy Board (Magazine Publications, TV Producers, Radio Executives, Newspapers) and Contracts Board (Public Sector: SBA, GSA, State and Local Officials) (Corporations: Under Armour, Microsoft, Verizon, Comcast, UPS, HP, McDonald’s, AARP, Walgreens, Marriott)

Awards Luncheon. The Shelia Johnson ICON in BUSINESS Award. Invitees. Our StartHer ScaleHer Businesses ($250K-$1Million) Pitch Competition and Grant Award.