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support for women who own business or
aspire to do so. As the Small Business Administration points out: “America's 9.1 million women-owned businesses employ 27.5 million people and contribute $3.6 trillion to the economy,” but “continue to face unique obstacles in the world of business.”
As a service to women accessing this site and who already own a business and are interested in acquiring another, or aspire to own a business, sources of information and support are provided below.
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Businesses for Women
National Association of Women Business Owners |
Beltway Business Brokerage has over 600 businesses in its inventory of businesses for sale. The businesses represent a wide-range of industries and sectors, in all of which women own businesses, manage businesses, and work. According to the Center for Women’s Business Research, between 1997 and 2004 businesses of which women owned 50% or more entered into the fastest growing industries in the U.S., including construction, transportation, communications, public utilities, and agricultural services.
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The SBA’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO) seeks to “promote the growth of women-owned businesses.” Its programs include business training and technical assistance and access to credit, capital, federal contracts and trade opportunities.
Office of Women’s Business Ownership
Small Business Administration
409 Third Street SW, Fourth Floor
Washington, D.C. 20416
(202) 205-6673
The OWBO has business centers in most states and territories in the U.S. Its Internet address is http://www.onlinewbc.gov/. A list of its offices can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.onlinewbc.gov/wbc.pdf. A list of the SBA's Women's Business Ownership Representatives (WBORs) and District Office Technical Representatives (DOTRs) os available at http://www.onlinewbc.gov/wbors.pdf
The SBA’s Finance Center offers lending programs to help finance small businesses. Their web address is http://www.sba.gov/financing/indexloans.html.
· Strengthening the wealth-creating capacity of our members and promote economic development
· CREATE innovative and effective changes in the business culture
· BUILD strategic alliances, coalitions, and affiliations
· TRANSFORM public policy and influence opinion
NAWBO’s
Internet address is
http://www.nawbo.org, while a list of its chapters is available at 
http://www.nawbo.org/chapters/index.php
The National Women Business Owners Corporation
NWBOC, NAWBO’s sister organization and the sister organization of the Center for Women's Business Research (CWBR), seeks to increase competition for corporate and government contracts through “implementation of a pioneering economic development strategy for women business owners.
NWBOC offers women-owned and controlled businesses a national certification program, which more than 100 private and public agencies now accept.
Its web-address is: http://www.nwboc.org/
The American Business Women’s Association seeks to “bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition.”
ABWA’s web address is: http://www.abwa.org/
National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)
NAWIC has some 5,500 members with more than 185 chapters in the United States
and two in Canada. Its objectives include
NAWIC’s web address is: http://www.nawic.org
