About ECGC WBC
ECGC is an abreviation for the Enterprise Consortium of the Gulf Coast, a 501(c)(3) agency located in Lafayette, Louisiana.
In October 2007, the ECGC was awarded a grant from the Small Business Administration to provide counseling and training services to women entrepreneurs.
The ECGC Women's Business Center is currently offering counseling and technical assistance to entrepreneurs. While our center is primarly centered around assisting women-owned businesses, we are open to everyone interest in starting a business or expanding thier business.
Our Mission
The mission of the ECGC Women's Business Center is to:
- Create jobs, generate income and operating revenue, build assets and enhance the skills of new, existing and disadvantaged entrepreneurs;
- Encourage and support disadvantaged entrepreneurs to achieve self-sufficiency by providing business, financial, and technology services and training;
- Provide training, technical assistance, capacity building and networking activities to increase the survival rate of "start-up" and existing businesses, using Federal, State, foundation and private funding sources.
In order to receive services, you are required to sign up. There is no cost in signing up and a counselor will contact you to set up an appointment and/or to send you additional information on the services you requested.