WBEC ORV is an organization for women business owners interested in promoting, developing and maintaining business relationships with other women business owners, major corporations and governmental agencies. Our charge is to certify women-owned businesses and to promote the activities directed at the development, expansion and encouragement of businesses owned by women. The organization was established as Ohio River Valley Women's Business Council (ORV~WBC) in March 2009 and has now rebranded as Women's Business Enterprise Council Ohio River Valley (WBEC ORV) to align with the branding of the national WBENC organization. WBEC ORV is operated by the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio Business Development and Entrepreneurship Department under the authority of WBENC. In 2009, WBEC ORV began with seven corporate members and 348 certified WBEs. Today, there are over 1,000 certified WBEs and nearly 50 corporate members.