BACE V-SUITE
Black Military, Veteran & Spouses
Career & Entrepreneurship Center


Save the Date for National Veterans Small Business Week

IN THE BOARDROOM

NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Location TBA
Registration Opens Soon!

Take your seat in the boardroom with BACE V-Suite for a dynamic fireside chat with powerhouse leaders and entrepreneurs during National Veterans Small Business Week. The Black Alliance of Colleges and Employers (BACE) is pleased to announce the V-SUITE, gender-based career and entrepreneurship outcomes for Black military, veterans, and spouses with YWCA Metropolitan Chicago and Veterans Advocacy Group.

Support our Military/Veteran Community &
become a BACE V-Suite Alliance Partner and/or Sponsor!

The Black Alliance of Colleges and Employers (BACE) is a non-profit organization to level economic access and opportunity for Black talent in workspace and higher education. In 2023, BACE announced the expansion of our alliance with The BACE V-SUITE, gender-based career and entrepreneurship for Black Military, Veterans, & Spouses with the
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago and the Veterans Advocacy Group.

BACE V-SUITE
BACE Black Veterans & Spouses Career and Entrepreneurship Center fiscally sponsored by the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago

The Black Alliance of Colleges and Employers (BACE) V-SUITE is pleased to continue our partnership with FourBlock into the 2024-25 academic year.

YWCA Metro Chicago

This nonprofit fiscal sponsorship between Black Alliance of Colleges and Employers (BACE) and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago aligns the pillars of Campus, Career and Research to level economic access and opportunity for Black talent in workspace and higher education with a focus on serving Black Veterans and Military Families. This aligns with YWCA’s mission to eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

With BACE V-Suite, we collaborated with FourBlock as they launched a career readiness cohort in Chicago. Registration is open for the fall 2024 cohort.

With BACE V-Suite, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago IL SBDC, Sister-to-Sister Veterans at ALRI and WWBIC VBOC collaborated on an entrepreneurship Boots to Business Reboot.

Much more to come for this community! For more information about the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, visit ywcachicago.org.

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FourBlock

CHICAGO COHORT DEADLINE: 9/8/24

The Black Alliance of Colleges and Employers (BACE) V-SUITE is pleased to continue our partnership with FourBlock into the 2024-25 academic year. 

FourBlock’s Career Readiness Program helps transitioning veterans develop a relationship-based career strategy & build the right network to find new meaningful careers.

Each week, participants connect with different companies to hear advice, discover new industries, and learn essential career building skills. This semester-long program is offered at no cost to all participants.

The program application is open to post-9/11 veterans, active duty, reservists, and National Guard who are pursuing or have obtained a bachelor's degree.

PROGRAM DATES
The Chicago cohort 10-week session from 6-8pm Central.
(September 12-November 21)  

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 9/8/24 https://go.fourblock.org/crpwaitlist
Under "How did you hear about FourBlock", select "Other" and type in "BACE".

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The PhD Project

Diversity isn’t a box to be checked on a business plan. It’s a requirement for an effective, competitive 21st century workforce. When the people at the front of the classroom look like the people sitting at the desk, when everyone knows that their unique abilities are recognized and valued, when everyone has an opportunity to succeed, our campuses are stronger, our companies are stronger, we are all stronger.

Creating a more diverse workforce demands the same spirit of innovation, entrepreneurialism and leadership that built our great companies. It’s why at The PhD Project, we’re building diversity by targeting the place where great leaders are created: America’s business schools. Through our work, these schools today have a more diverse faculty of inspired PhDs who serve as mentors and role models for a new generation of Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic American, and Native American business leaders.

For more information, visit https://phdproject.org/events/.

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Veterans/Spouses: Join BACE V-SUITE ranks

If you are a Black veteran, currently in the military and/or a part of a military family, you are invited to complete the below to receive the latest information including how to register for our next programming around BACE's Black Veteran Career & Business Center, with the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, Onyx Rising & Veterans Advocacy Group!

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We invite organizations to join us a speaker, sponsor (including in-kind), exhibitor, and/or providing giveaways in service of our military, veteran and spouse communities. Complete the below for additional details.

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