Resource Guide
Methods that Work for Creating Corporate Clients, page 30
The following resources to help women entrepreneurs and others explore the issues of access to markets and corporate purchasing do not comprise a comprehensive list. It is o ff e red to help you begin your exploration. We have included Internet Web sites, books, journals and magazines, and a list of organizations that are focused on opening markets for women business owners. Inclusion in this guide does not imply endorsement on the part of the Center for Women’s Business Research nor of the study underwriters.
WOMEN and BUSINESS
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council http://www.wbenc.org
WBENC, created in 1997, is dedicated to enhancing opportunities for women’s business enterprises in America’s major business markets. In partnership with women’s business organizations throughout the United States, WBENC provides access to a national standard of certification and provides information on certified women’s businesses to purchasing managers through an Internet database – WBENCLink.
Online Women’s Business Center, U.S. Small Business Administration http://www.onlinewbc.gov
Find a women business center in your state, OWBO promotes the growth of women-owned businesses through programs that address business training and technical assistance, and provide access to credit and capital, federal contracts, and international trade opportunities. With a women’s business ownership representative in every SBA district office, a nationwide network of mentoring roundtables, women’s business centers in nearly every state and territory, women-owned venture capital companies, and the Online Women’s Business Center, OWBO is helping unprecedented numbers of women start and build successful businesses.
SCORE www.score.org
SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE volunteers provide free, confidential face-to-face and email business counseling to America’s entrepreneurs. Counseling and workshops are offered at 389 chapter offices across the country.
The National Women Business Owners Corporation http://www.nwboc.org
The NWBOC was established to increase competition for corporate and government contracts through implementation of a pioneering economic development strategy for women business owners. NWBOC provides a national certification program for women owned and controlled business as an alternative to the multiple state and local certifications required by many public and private sector agencies. Over 100 private and public agencies now accept NWBOC certification.
Women-21.gov http://www.women-21.gov
Women-21.gov is a premier one-stop federal resource for targeted information, registration for online programs, and networking opportunities to help women entrepreneurs navigate the ever-changing business world and do what they do best: innovate, create jobs, and make a vital contribution to the strength of America.
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Center for Women’s Business Research. “Methods that Work for Creating Corporate Clients, page 30.” Washington, DC.