140 - History In The Making: Kern Women’s Business Center

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Norma Dunn is the Director at Mission Community Services Corporation’s Kern</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Women’s Business Center in Bakersfield California. Norma was born and raised in Kern</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">County, and is committed to making a positive difference in her community. She is also</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">a business and community leader whose passion for education and business, combined</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">with her engaging personality, has earned her a reputation as a high-impact networker.</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">She is a sought-after community leader as she is accomplished at planning and</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">executing strategies that are both effective and efficient; not to mention she has a</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">proven track record of assisting private, public, and non-profit organizations with forging</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">"successful partnerships."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kyle Jones and first time Co-host Amanda DiGiacomo sit down with Norma Dunn the</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Director of The Kern Women’s Business Center as she explains all the different ways</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">they help local minority owned small businesses. Norma recounts how during COVID</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">she and her team began spreading the word on different grants that were available to</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">small businesses and how they worked with local accounting firms to help ensure those</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">businesses received the grants. She also gives us examples of the different resources they offer to help local businesses and nonprofits be successful. If you are thinking about starting your own business be sure to call The Kern Women’s Business Center to help get you started!</span></p> <p><sp