History – Workshop in Business Opportunities

As America Turns 250, WIBO Turns 60: Six Decades Building the Entrepreneurs Behind the American Story

July 21, 2026 No Comments

The Workshop in Business Opportunities marks its 60th anniversary in the same year the nation marks its 250th, spotlighting entrepreneurship as the engine of opportunity in under-resourced communities NEW YORK, NY (July 20, 2026) — As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary this year, one New York City nonprofit is marking a milestone

On Juneteenth, True Freedom Looks Like a Business of Your Own

June 19, 2026 No Comments

By Dr. Stacie NC Grant, Chairman of the Board, Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned what had already been true for two and a half years: they were free. The Emancipation Proclamation had been signed. The war was over. Freedom, long delayed, had finally arrived. But

Spring Cohorts Graduate!

June 9, 2026 No Comments

Last week, we celebrated the hard work, dedication, and entrepreneurial spirit of our newest WIBO graduates! These entrepreneurs committed themselves to building stronger businesses, learning new skills, and investing in their futures. We are proud of everything this cohort has accomplished and excited to see what comes next for each of their businesses and dreams. Congratulations

When Entrepreneurs Take Their Children To Work

April 23, 2026 No Comments

Here’s What Happened at WIBO! Long before “Take Your Child to Work Day” became a tradition, six-year-old Ted Geier was already on the job, helping at the registration table during the launch of the Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) in 1966, an entrepreneurship education program conceived by his father, Walter Geier, that addresses inequities in

Winter Graduation

March 27, 2026 No Comments

Twice a year, The Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) is proud to honor graduates of our 16-week workshop on how to start and run a business. This past week, we awarded certificates to our Spring virtual and Manhattan cohorts. Catered by Chef T and photographed by Duane Knight, both WIBO alumni. The event took place

Presidents’ Day – Leadership, Legacy, and the Power of Economic Opportunity

February 16, 2026 No Comments

By Dr. Stacie N. C. Grant, Board Chair, WIBO Presidents’ Day encourages us to reflect on leadership, not just the type exercised in the Oval Office, but the everyday leadership that shapes our communities, families, and futures. At the Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO), we believe that true leadership begins with economic agency. The ability

Looking back at 2006

January 1, 2026 No Comments

From the WIBO Archives is this little video about our 40th Anniversary! Then Executive Director Amini Kajunju, several board members and alumni talk about the impact of WIBO. With some rare footage of WIBO co-founder Walter Geier.

The Stephen Jackson Legacy Fund: Continuing a Vision of Empowerment

December 18, 2025 3 Comments

Stephen with some of our members and alumni. By Dr. Stacie N.C. Grant – Chair, WIBO Board of Directors For more than half a century, the Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) has served as a beacon of hope, economic mobility, and entrepreneurial empowerment. As Board Chair, I have the honor of carrying forward a mission

Empowering Entrepreneurs at the Fortune Society

April 16, 2025 No Comments

At The Fortune Society, the Employment Services (ES) program equips participants with professional tools to help them successfully obtain employment and thrive in the workplace. Participants gain valuable knowledge from services like the three-week job readiness workshop, sector-based skills training and transitional work opportunities. The Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) focuses on entrepreneurship, building upon

Stephen Jackson Reboots WIBO

October 2, 2019 No Comments

After Building And Selling A Number Of Multi-million Dollar WCKs Mogul Stephen Jackson Reboots The Premier Business Workshop WIBO To Continue To Empower Economically In The Digital Age By Kamau Austin, Publisher of The Southeast Queens Scoop. (Southeast Queens, NYC) If you want to be successful in business it makes perfect sense to learn from

WIBO helps entrepreneurs get the skills to keep the doors open

August 22, 2016 No Comments

By Cuevas Peacock I fell in love with Waco somewhere in between Elm and Austin Avenue. Perhaps it was while grabbing a bite to eat at Xristos Café, and then dessert at Hey Sugar. Maybe it was while getting a hair cut at the Jockey Club before visiting Suit City in hopes of finding a

WIBO Executive Director Amini Kajunju speaks about Education and Entrepreneurship

January 21, 2011 No Comments

In January of 2011, Amini Kajunju, Executive Director of the Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) was invited to talk about “Education and Entrepreneurship” at the Rockefeller Center in Dartmouth College in New Hampshire supporting the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Annual Theme “Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere.” The lecture was funded by

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