DIR's Supplier Diversity Information Resource Guide 20, Jan 2012 | Page 87

COPYRIGHT 2012, DIVERSITY INFORMATION RESOURCES, MINNEAPOLIS, MN SECTION 11 WOMEN’S BUSINESS RESOURCES Small Business Administration Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO) 409 Third Street SW, Ste 6600 Washington, DC 20024 [phone] www.sba.gov/womeninbusiness [email protected] n. tio The Office of Women’s Business ownership ma for America's 10.6 million women-owned businesses employ 19.1 million people and contribute $2.46 trillion into re mo the economy. Yet women continue to face unique obstacles in the world of business. The US Small Business for om Administration is doing more than ever to help level the playing field for women entrepreneurs,.cand the s rce SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership (OWBO) is leading the way. ou es fo OWBO promotes the growth of women-owned businesses through programs thatRaddress business n tyI rsi training and technical assistance, and provide access to credit and capital, federal contracts, and international ive D o@ trade opportunities. With a women's business ownership representative in every SBA district office, a Inf t nationwide network of mentoring roundtables, women's business centersnin nearly every state and territory, tac co women-owned venture capital companies, and the Online Women's ease Business Center, OWBO is helping l .P unprecedented numbers of women start and build successful businesses. At every stage of developing and MN s, expanding a successful business, the Office of Women's Business Ownership is here to counsel, teach, oli p ea nn encourage and inspire. Mi s, e urc so e Mission nR tio a To assist women achieve their dreams and rimprove their communities by helping them start and run successom Inf ful businesses, regardless of social or financial disadvantage, race, ethnicity or business background. ty rsi ve The Office of Women's Business Ownership and the Online Women's Business Center are integral Di an components of EntrepreneurialthDevelopment's network of training and counseling services. er rod is Th ca p li ub tio n t no ay m ep er d ce or s old by an n ye tity oth u b 2012 Supplier Diversity Information Resource Guide - 79 - CONTENT MAY BE EXPIRED; SEE WWW.DIVERSITYINFORESOURCES.COM FOR LATEST VERSION SECTION 11