Desserts & More may be over, but the celebration never ends!
We continue to celebrate and advocate for women business owners and entrepreneurs today and every day. If you were able to attend Desserts & More on Thursday, October 16th, 2025, thank you! We are happy you were able to join us to celebrate 30 years of sweet success in assisting women entrepreneurs.
As always, we’d like to thank our sponsors, scholarship donors, speakers, raffle basket and dessert buffet donors, all of the event staff, our Awards committee and Desserts & More committee, along with all of the WBEs who offered their services and helped make this event possible. Check out the 2025 Holiday Gifting Guide from this year’s Dessert Donors to give a sweet gift this holiday season!
Over the past 30 years, we have served over 40,000 entrepreneurs through programs, counseling, certification and more; Certified over 1,800 Women Business Enterprises in PA, DE and Southern NJ; Helped launch over 500 small businesses in the greater Philadelphia region, creating 12,000 local jobs along the way; Offered over 740 FREE educational business training workshops and more than 1,000 hours of FREE one-on-one business consultation; And awarded 820 scholarships for programs like our JumpStart workshops and FastTrac series—totaling more than $346,400 in direct support of local entrepreneurs.
These past 3 decades have showcased our commitment to impacting countless lives through entrepreneurship support and job creation. We could not have done it without you, and we still cannot do it without you. Be a part of our 30th Anniversary campaign to ensure we can continue supporting the dreams of small business owners for the next 30 years, and beyond! It is now more important than ever that we strengthen our efforts to create a positive impact in our community. Make a donation online.
A very special thank you to all of our lovely speakers, including our Emcee, Brittany Boyer; our Presenting Partners, parx casino, American Water, Harmelin Media, EY, and Nemacolin/84 Lumber; and all of our 2025 WBEC-East Awards Winners! We would also like to thank all the event sponsors, scholarship donors, dessert showcases, and raffle prize donors! The event would not have been possible without your generosity.
We hope you can join us for future programs. Visit our events page here. To stay in the know about upcoming webinars and other resources please subscribe to our newsletter here. Feel free to also stay in touch on social media – please like our Facebook and LinkedIn pages and follow us on Instagram.
Thank you for all that you do to support our wonderful WBEC-East community all year round.
*Photo credit: Jaci Downs Photography
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