CA Women’s Economic Summit
A statewide gathering focused on advancing women’s wealth-building, economic mobility, and small business growth.
The California Women’s Economic Summit is a high-impact, statewide convening hosted by the California Women’s Business Centers Network (CA WBC). This one-day summit brings together women entrepreneurs, small business support organizations, policymakers, funders, educators, and corporate leaders to spotlight how women-owned and women-led businesses are central to California’s economic future.
Women are starting businesses at record rates — yet gaps in access to capital, procurement opportunities, childcare infrastructure, and wealth-building pathways remain. This summit focuses on solutions including:
- Elevating the role of women-owned and women-led enterprises in California’s economic resilience
- Advancing policy and funding solutions in: Childcare business expansion; Rural entrepreneurship; Workforce-aligned business development; and Immigrant-owned business continuity
- Strengthening collaboration among the small business ecosystem
- Actionable tools, capital pathways, and scalable strategies for women entrepreneurs
- Practical strategies for scaling women-led businesses
Event Details:
Opening Reception at the Golden1 Center, May 12, 5:30PM to 7:30PM
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
8:45AM-3:45PM (Registration opens 7:45am with Light Breakfast served)
Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, Sacramento, CA
Learn more about the California Women’s Economic Summit agenda and speakers at californiawbc.org.
Need a Hotel? Rooms have been reserved at the link AC Hotel Sacramento or by mentioning the group rate for CA Women’s Economic Summit – Last Day to Book: Sunday, April 19, 2026
For sponsorship and partnership inquiries: L.A. Plax, [email protected]
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“The Women’s Business Center is funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration”
Organizer
At the California Capital Women’s Business Center (WBC) we provide low and no-cost business counseling, training, and classes to all types of entrepreneurs, with a particular focus on the unique needs of women in business. Stick with us and get access to one-on-one guidance, networking opportunities, pop-up marketplace events, and more.
