Denea Beale

Denea Beale is Associate Director of the Access to Capital Program and Services and Capital Access Manager for the Kiva Hub at the Women’s Business Development Center. She works to enhance her clients’ financial acumen and assists in the implementation of programming and funding to help them sustain and grow their businesses. Previously, Denea was a WBDC Certification Specialist, supporting women business owners in the certification and recertification process to provide them with a nationally recognized tool to market and grow their businesses.

Denea has extensive experience in small business development and the retail industry.

Denea will be obtaining a B.A. in Business Administration in May, 2024 and an M.B.A. with a concentration in Supply Chain Management in 2025, from Governors State University.

Associate Director of the Access to Capital Program and Services and Capital Access Manager for the Kiva Hub at the Women’s Business Development Center