 The Kentucky Small Business Development Center hosted the 23rd annual Big Sandy Women's Symposium Tuesday, May 3rd. The symposium hosted 150 women and had over 40 businesses represented. The theme this year is called Opening Up, and we thought that was very appropriate for this year. So it's talking about growing and coming out of the coronavirus in a more positive way. And we are hoping that this will bring people out and make people more aware of what's going on in the world of work. We are Pikeville Medical Center, and we are an amazing place to work. Healthcare heroes of all types work here. All who deserve great rewards. So while our heroes are working hard to take care of our patients and visitors, we are taking care of them with top-tier benefits, higher pay rates, and great sign-on bonuses. So join our team today. So what are you waiting for? Apply today! Incredible opportunities await at PMCjobs.org. The Women's Symposium had several breakout sessions focused on marketing and business development alongside two keynote speakers. The conference also featured live music from Holly Elizabeth Forbes. Well, conferences like this for women are so important because a lot of women are not aware of the opportunities that are out there, but also are quite often not aware of the fact that they have the right to speak up and step up for their own opinion, ideas, as well as vision. And so I think it's really important for women to be surrounded by other women to feel empowered again and get a taste of what it means if we could finally start creating equality really. For more information on upcoming events, visit Kentucky SBDC in Eastern Kentucky on Facebook. For Mountain Top News, I'm Breonna Robinson.