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PSAI Women in Business Roundtable – EmpowerHER – Opening Doors for Women-Owned Businesses
Session Description
To be held Wednesday, November 19, 2025, from 3:30 – 4:30 PM CST, this 1-hour virtual roundtable will explore women-owned businesses and leadership roles in portable sanitation. Topics covered may include, but are not limited to: what barriers women-owned businesses encounter most often and what helps to overcome them, trends or changes in women’s entrepreneurship / leadership, how industry organizations like the PSAI can create more opportunities for women in the field, and advice for women considering certification or leadership roles.
Program Schedule
- Welcome – 5 mins
- Expert Insights & Lessons from the Field – 20 mins
- Guided Discussion: Barriers & Breakthroughs for women in business – 15 mins
- Audience Q&A – 15 mins
- Closing – 5 mins
Presenters
Samantha Ferm has been with the Center for Industrial Research and Service at Iowa State University (CIRAS) since 2018 and currently serves as a Government Contracting Specialist with the APEX Accelerator program, assisting clients across southeast Iowa.
Karen Goldner, Managing Director of the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC), who will bring a complementary perspective on certification, capital, and growth strategies for women entrepreneurs.
Moderator
Becky Peltzer, President & Owner of Waste Solutions of Iowa and member of the PSAI Certification Commission.
How to Register
This event is free to members and non-members of the PSAI!* To sign up, click the blue, “Register” button on this page. You will be redirected to the PSAI’s e-commerce platform, Novi. Make sure to return to this page when you’ve finished signing-up in Novi. Once completed, you will receive an email from info@psai.org with your purchase confirmation and an email from webinars@blueskyelearn.com with webinar information. *Yes, the program is free! The “$1.00 listed below is a quirk due to how pathlms.com integrates with Novi.*