Accountability to growth comes with business building.

Women-Owned Small Business Resources

The resources, information and links provided are to assist women with starting or growing their small business. According to The 2019 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report conducted by American Express, The share women-owned businesses represent of all businesses has skyrocketed from a mere 4.6% in 1972 to 42% in 2019. Growth in share of the total private sector workforce and total revenue has not kept pace at 8% and 4.3% respectively.

According to The American Express Report:  As of 2019, women of color account for 50% of all women owned businesses. An estimated 6,417,400 women-of color-owned businesses employ 2,389,500 people (25% of total women-owned businesses’ employment) and generate $422.5 billion in revenue (23% of total women owned businesses’ revenue).

Federal Resources For Women-Owned Small Businesses

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Financial Resources For Women-Owned Small Businesses

Grants 

  • Women Business Owners – guide from American Express on finding and applying to grants
  • Women – listing of opportunities for women across industries
  • Amber Grant– grants for women entrepreneurs launched by WomensNet
  • Eileen Fisher – grants for women with focus in the areas of environmental justice & local communities
  • Girl Boss– biannual grant for female entrepreneurs pursuing creative endeavors
  • Halstead Grant– grants for emerging silver jewelry artists
  • Open Meadows– grants designed and implemented by women and girls that promote gender, racial, and economic justice

Other Resources 

  • eWomen Network, Inc. – helping women and their businesses achieve, succeed and thrive in the new economy through a loyal, dedicated community of women-owned businesses, corporate professionals and entrepreneurs
  • Forbes Women – articles on work, life, balance, career, leadership, relationships, health, style, beauty, and personal finance
  • Freelance Mom – helps members locate freelance work from home jobs, providing home business ideas, and sharing Internet marketing strategies to help working moms make smart decisions in business
  • Mompreneur– teaches mom entrepreneurs how to manage time, generate business ideas, balance business and family, and grow their businesses
  • WomenOwned.com – business tools and resources to help small businesses profit, connect and grow
  • Women Entrepreneur– online magazine that provides advice from leading female experts
  • Women in Business– collection of TED Talks on the topic of women in business
  • Women on Business – news and information women need to be successful in the business
  • Women Home Business – trending topics pertinent to women entrepreneurs who own or want to start up home-based businesses

 

 

Learn More About TED Speaker

Achenyo Idachaba is the head of MitiMeth, a Nigeria-based company that makes handicrafts from aquatic weeds and other agro-waste.

Why you should listen

In 2009, Achenyo Idachaba bid her corporate career in the United States goodbye and relocated to Nigeria to start a new chapter as a social entrepreneur. She founded Greennovative Chain, which provided research and advocacy services in climate change mitigation, and later founded MitiMeth, a for-profit social enterprise based in Ibadan, Nigeria, which she considers a tangible expression of her research advice.

MitiMeth creates eco-friendly handicrafts like home décor and personal accessories from weeds prevalent on Nigeria’s waterways.