PRESS RELEASE: Women Entrepreneurs Earn C2YHWI Women Entrepreneur Excellence Certification

 

C2 Your Health Women’s Initiative is proud to announce South Bend's

newest certified women entrepreneurs.

South Bend, IN 12/14/2020: On November 19^th, 2020 twelve (12) women graduated from the inaugural class of C2YHWI Women Entrepreneur Excellence course with them nine (9) women entrepreneurs from Saint Joseph County received the 1^st C2YHWI Women;Entrepreneur Excellence Certification.

C2YHWI Women’s Entrepreneur Excellence Certification is achieved by actively participating in the mentoring process, following a rigorous 11-month course study, quarterly business performance review process examining components deemed critical to achieving business goals and objectives, business success, key conceptual knowledge of entrepreneurial and small business principles based on best practices. 

"Cindy Cohen is changing lives not only for the women in our community, but nationally and internationally because we have a women entrepreneur mentoring platform. I am proud of what we have accomplished for hundreds of women entrepreneurs" says Vida Harley, Women Entrepreneurs Matter and new graduate of the C2YHWI Women Entrepreneur Excellence Certification program.

The following women entrepreneur business owners received the C2YHWI Women Entrepreneur Excellence Certification:  (Meet the Graduates Here)

• Gwendolyn Knowlton – Healing Speaks, Neuro and Trauma Coach
• LeAnne Clifton – Tre Jolie Mobile Salon
• Laquisha Jackson – Soulful Kitchen, Hope for the Hungry Inc. (nonprofit)
• LaShonda Stewart – LaShonda’s Soul Food Catering
• Paula Spart – Paula’s Creative Designs
• Tiffany Klemm – GETGO Get Excited to Get Organized
• Traci Winston Williams – Unique Boutique International LLC. H.O.T. Hear Our Tears Inc. (nonprofit)
• Vida Harley – Vida Harley Financial Services. Women Entrepreneurs Matter Inc. (nonprofit)
• Ylonda Scott – Ylonda’s Womenpreneurs Breaking Barriers

“Certification is important because it validates the business owner’s high-level of expertise, increases credibility, confidence and establishes trust. Certification demonstrates to those around you that the business owner can set goals and achieve objectives, secured a successful business model, is set up for business resilience—the business owner can be trusted to go the distance for their customers and clients" says Cindy Cohen, President, C2 Your Health Women’s Initiative Inc. creator of C2YHWI WomenEntrepreneur Excellence Course and Certification program. 

The 2012 U.S. Census reported women entrepreneurs consist of 39% U.S., 37% Indiana, 2% in Saint Joseph County, (Indiana) 3% Elkhart County (Indiana) and 2% Berrien County (Michigan). Entrepreneur.com reported 70% of women owned businesses fail due to lack of mentoring, lack of role models, lack of business resources or not knowing where to find them, and lack of confidence.

According to Cohen, in 2020 the C2 Your Health Women’s Initiative Inc. women entrepreneur mentoring program was born from this need launching the 1^st women entrepreneur mentoring program in Saint Joseph County thanks to their community partner 1^st Source Bank.

“C2YHWI mentoring group has helped me grow my for-profit business and start my non-profit business. I have cultivated new business relationships and gained more knowledge that will help both businesses becoming more successful.” says Laquisha Jackson, Soulful Kitchen, Hope for the Hungry and new graduate of the C2YHWI Women Entrepreneur Excellence Course and Certification program.

The minimum class requirements are 22 hours of class online and offline (when possible), individual and group entrepreneur business mentoring, business performance continuous improvement evaluations during the 11 months during December 2019 – November 2020. 

Registration is open for2021 mentoring online class.

To learn more about women entrepreneur mentoring, course and / certification contact CindyCohenRN@yahoo.com, voicemail 800-245-8917 or C2 Your Health Women’s Initiative Inc. website www.C2YHWI.org.

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