{"id":680,"date":"2022-06-29T13:41:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T09:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcg.org\/about-us\/history\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T12:13:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T08:13:53","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wbcg.org\/en\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"680\" class=\"elementor elementor-680 elementor-42\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d097b75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d097b75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc9196b\" data-id=\"cc9196b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b79c8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"25b79c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Women Business Council in Georgia (WBCG) is membership based nonprofit organization founded in 2015. The mission of the Council is to bring together women entrepreneurs \/ startups and provide opportunities for capacity building, networking and advocacy. The council is the member of Economic Policy Advocacy Coalition (EPAC), member organization of the EECP (European Economic Cooperation Platform; and a board member at Georgia Chamber of Commerce and Industry.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017 Art Council was established within the organization with the main goal of supporting and developing Creative Industries inside the country.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, WBCG participated this year in the &#8220;WE-Champs program: Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem by Networking Regional Women&#8217;s Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations&#8221; program. To strengthen the association&#8217;s organizational and governance capacity, WBCG received THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT within the program&#8217;s framework. 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