How To Find Grants for Women Owned Businesses


The freedoms that we enjoy in the United States make it truly the “land Of Opportunity”. An entrepreneur can succeed in the United States, as long as they are willing to take a risk. The larger the risk the person is willing to take, the larger the reward. However, some people can go their entire lives without having a chance to take that risk. The government and private organizations give out millions of dollars in grants every year to entrepreneurs to help give them the ability to take a risk in order to make this country a better place to live. However many of these organizations appear to be hesitant to give a grant for women owned businesses. This might be true in many instances, but there are actually government grants and private foundations in the United States setup for the sole purpose of funding women owned businesses.

The government does not actually set aside very much money to fund grants for women owned businesses, but the government does have quite a few grants for minority owned businesses. Some people might not realize right away that these grants can easily be taken advantage of to help fund a women owned business. (more…)

How to Get Certified As a Woman-Owned Business

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In the world of business, women are considered to be a minority regardless of their race. Many government contracts and business arrangements require that a minimum percentage of business transactions be handled using minority owned businesses. For this reason, getting a business certified as woman-owned can be advantageous and open up new markets for goods and services. But, who offers certification and how does one get her business certified as woman-owned?

The Nation Women’s Business Owners’ Corporation (NWBOC) is the first organization to offer a certification program for woman-owned businesses. The NWBOC is a non-profit organization created in 1995 to provide assistance to woman business owners in competing for government and corporate contracts. Their Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification program is one step in this process. (more…)