M&T Bank Women in Leadership & Business Academy

The M&T Bank Women in Leadership & Business Academy at Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart is a unique, comprehensive and dynamic business certificate program made possible with the support of M&T Bank. It has been created to introduce girls to a variety of career opportunities and support the entrepreneurial goals of students who wish to launch a business.

This certificate program creates a framework of exposure and solid introduction to the business world, including a sequence of coursework, an internship, involvement in DECA, local field trips and guest speakers as well as a culminating project and SHARK-tank style competition.

To receive the certificate, students must take both Entrepreneurship and Internship as well as two of three of the following classes: Accounting (1/2 year), Practical and Business Law (1/2 year) or Desktop Publishing (1/2 year).

Membership in the DECA business club offered at SHA is strongly encouraged.

Students also participate in an immersion program, the Business Academy Summer Experiences, where they visit and learn more about local companies, many of which have a SHA connection.  Past experiences have included Manzella Marketing, Top Seedz, The Advantage Co., M&T Bank, Waterbikes of Buffalo, Spruce on Main, Revolution Gym, Research & Design, Elm Street Bakery, Parkinson's Boxing, Feed More WNY, Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham, Moog and Pegula Sports & Entertainment.