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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
