YWCA’s Living the Dream Center for Entrepreneurship presents “Level Up! Women’s Small Business Conference and Pitch Competition,” an event of networking, education and supporting entrepreneurs in the Lower Cape Fear. This in-person conference and pitch competition provides opportunities for women entrepreneurs to connect, strategize and grow.

North Carolina Senate Bill 20, a “common sense” bill that supports paid family leave, access to contraception, safe surrender protection for newborns, and access to certified nurse midwives seems like common sense. Most North Carolinians support these critical services for women, children, and their families.