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Access to Credit: Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh
In the Northeastern Bangladesh city of Sylhet, a group of women entrepreneurs have joined together to advocate for better access to loans for women. Through their efforts, more women are now finding the means to grow their own business and boost employment in their region. The Asia Foundation, in partnership with BICF, has provide technical assistance and training to women’s business forums in four districts of Bangladesh since 2008. For more information on The Asia Foundation’s efforts to help small and medium businesspeople across Asia, please visit: www.asiafoundation.org
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How I Got Started: Origins Stories From the Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs 2009
Fortune Magazine chose ten emerging female entrepreneurs to join the annual Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit September 14-16, 2009.
The ten women joined 400 of the countrys most prominent women leaders in business, philanthropy, government, education and the arts for the series of panel discussions, on-stage interviews and interactive sessions over the course of three days in Aviara, California.
This new program targets entrepreneurial women who are game changers, ground-breakers and innovators in their fields.
American Express OPEN is the Founding Partner of Fortunes Most Powerful Women in Small Business Initiative. Fortune and American Express OPEN honored the 10 winners at a special reception at the summit.
The Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit is the premiere gathering of its kind, bringing together the countrys top women in business. The 2009 theme was Betting on the Future—ideas about the key challenges—technological, geopolitical, and social—that are reshaping our organizations and our world. The program was built around five pillars: Leadership, Innovation, Finance and the Economy, Global Connections, and The Common Good.
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Does anyone know of any websites for free grant money for women entrepreneurs?
Go to grants.gov/ and follow the instructions. You will find that unless you are in basic research or daycare, there are no grants for a small business.
Can I really get a grant to start a business as a woman entrepreneur? If so, where do I go for such a thing?
It is hard to find grants to start a business — even for women. There are several government LOAN programs available to women entrepreneurs, and women entrepreneurs can get certifications to allow them to compete better in the government contracting process, but NOT grants.
Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. And yes, grants mean PAPERWORK – lots and lots of it, that is why a cottage industry of grant writers was born.
Nonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov – these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.
Even if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants — all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently. But still the info is the same – hardly any grants for starting a for profit business.
Even SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html…
"The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments."
Here is a listing of federal grants for small businesses. See if there is any available for individuals for starting a business — THERE’S NONE.
http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show
Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT – Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program
Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women’s Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women’s business center that will train women entrepreneurs
For private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center’s Foundation Grants for Individuals Online. It’s a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) but their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don’t have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.
Great, honourable, creative men and women—can’t we have a few more???
Mankind present and past have had Shakespeare, Einstein, Churchill, Hawking, Mandela,Gates, Cruise,Branson, Rowling,Bono, Merkel,several monarchs of UK and Thailand,etc.
Do you have any other nominations to share?
Shouldn’t we pick out a few great University professors/educationalists, Lords, entrepreneurs-philantrophists, scientists as well?
Hi papa-dolphin,
I’d like to nominate:
Allen St.Pierre from http://www.norml.com & Willy Nelson@ http://www.willynelson.com
Have a good night. :0)
Additional Details: added Willy for the hell’va it & because he still tokes @ his age
Innovative Approaches to Success Conference 2009 – Alberta Women Entrepreneurs (AWE)
“I loved hearing ALL of the speakers and having the opportunity to network and discuss with other women. I think it’s fantastic this is a focus on women and business.”
- 2009 Conference Attendee
Speakers included Ben Barry, Debbie Travis, Eveline Charles & Dr. Valerie Young. AWE would like to extend a special thank you to all of our past attendees and participants. To find out more about the upcoming 2010 Innovative Approaches To Success conference visit:
www.awebusiness.com
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Alberta Women Entrepreneurs Association (AWE), a not‐for profit Alberta Corporation established in
1994, enables women to build successful businesses that strengthen Albertas economy. We provide
business loans of up to $100,000, business advisory and support services, skills development and network
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can Muslim women still be a model?
well,i’m a 13 year old Muslim girl,but i’m not interested in modeling(to skinny for me! lol) but can they be models and actresses,cos i only know Muslim women that are entrepreneurs and career women a such. i’m not a fan of house wives either! lol
oh,and if your gonna answer like a jackass,don’t bother answering at all.
thank ya!
Sure can! There’s a few African models around who are muslim and famous too!
Women Entrepreneurs’ Club TV – Episode #1: “Finding Your Authentic Voice”
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I’m interested in obtaining a grant (not a loan)to start up my business?
I am a woman entrepreneur and was wondering are there any legit (government) grant programs out there where it does’nt require you to pay for the information to apply for it?
Yes there is — from the source which is the GOVERNMENT.
It is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for starting a for-profit business.
One possible exception is for companies developing or exporting agricultural goods, including food and forest product. Another exception could be the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbir/index.html , which fund the research and development of technological innovation that meets specific government needs.
Your best bet actually will be from the states if they offer grant programs for women (or any other special interest groups — minorities, women, disabled, veterans, etc). Or check with non profit organizations, particularly women organizations if they offer grants. Examples include
Iowa Women’s Foundation http://www.iawf.org/
New Mexico Women’s Foundation http://www.nmwf.org/guidelines.html
Even SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/mostrequesteditems/CON_FAQ2.html
"The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments."
Nonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov – these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.
Here is a listing of federal grants for small businesses. See if there is any available for individuals for starting a business — THERE’S NONE.
http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show
Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT – Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program
Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women’s Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women’s business center that will train women entrepreneurs