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The Women's Economic Institute, Inc.
Working to advance income security, health and economic sustainability for all women and girls!
2025 5th Annual CNY Black Women's Expo
Come Share the Experience!!!!
Welcome to the 5th Annual Central New York Black Women's Expo!!!!
Two days of culture, cuisine, fashion, empowerment, entertainment, and real talk about breaking barriers and building wealth. Join us Friday, September 12th for the Expo launch w/ entertainment, culinary delights from Oasis Seafood, the luxe fashion show, and a sneak peek at our 2025 vendors. Then join us Saturday, September 13th for the full day FREE Expo. Click the "2025 Expo Tickets" button to your right for weekend tickets, details, and our Eventbrite page.
If you're a vendor looking to register, click the 2025 Expo tab at the top of the homepage for vendor/sponsor info (or click the "Registration" button in the Call to Vendors section below).
THE CNY BLACK WOMEN'S EXPO IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!! ALL ARE WELCOME. Come share the experience!
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Where Every Month is Women's History Month
The Women's Economic Institute is committed to building health and economic solutions.
Our 6,600SF campus houses an onsite Kids Place, professional women’s closet, and a fully equipped hi-tech 55+ person classroom offering resume writing, job soft skills, and other career/life/academic readiness support. We're committed to working with BIPOC (Black and Indigenous People of Color) women and girls from all walks of life to drive lifelong academic achievement and economic opportunity 365+ days-a-year.
Our key programs include the CNY Black Women’s Expo and Teen Summit; our BIPOC Women's Small Business Incubator providing immersive in-the-classroom training, prominent networking events, and ecosystem-building; the Young Women’s Mentoring Initiative; and the Southside Renaissance Project (“SRP”)—a $35M, 78,843GSF, micro community with senior affordable rental housing, a commercial kitchen/public facing food hall, and a community services facility—all in the heart of the city’s Southside.
Positioning women and girls for success!
The WEI supports women, girls, and communities of color through equal pay policy, workforce readiness, small business growth, and affordable housing initiatives.
LISC NY and The WEI Release RFP for Co-Developer
Co-creating better built and designed urban communities.
The Women's Economic Institute is proud to partner with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation for New York (LISC NY) and the LISC NY Land Opportunity Program (NYLOP), sponsored in part by NYS Attorney General Letitia James, to release its 1st Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking a qualified co-developer for the Southside Renaissance Project site. SRP is a 9% low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) project located at the 1500-1610 blocks of South Ave in the heart of the City's urban core. Click the Affordable housing tab above to learn more about the Southside Renaissance Project (SRP).
The WEI joins Goldman Sachs’ 10KSB and 1Million Black Women
The Women's Economic Institute is excited to be a part of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and the inaugural cohort of One Million Black Women, Black in Business. We said Yes!
To learn more about our economic development agenda, the BIPOC Women's Incubator, our Women's EXpo, or the Young Women's Mentoring Initiative (YWMI) click the tabs above for CNY and EXpo specific programming. You can also learn more about SRP--The WEI's commitment to building quality affordable housing and technology. We welcome you to join us in changing the economic trajectory for communities of color one girl at a time.
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At the WEI we offer a young women's mentoring initiative, a small business incubator, a professional women's closet, and targeted technical support services designed to help women, girls, and entrepreneurs gain the necessary training, tools, and networking opportunities to close the wealth/gender/income gaps.
Thank You to Our Corporate Partners...
We can because of you...
Our work at The Women's Economic Institute is funded through the philanthropic generosity of our corporate partners. Partners who believe in the power of purpose and community. Partners who know that we're in this together. Thank you for investing in The WEI's mission and vision and helping us build economically sustainable communities where BIPOC women, girls, and entrepreneurs are positioned to thrive. To learn more about how your corporation can support our work, contact our CEO at Ctarver@womenseconomicinstitute.com or select "donate now" at the bottom of the page.
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