Women's Programs

Women's Programs

Helping women startups and entrepreneurs find education and community

SCORE National Women’s Resources

Click here for a library of information and resources for women entrepreneurs: https://www.score.org/women-entrepreneurs

Courage often manifests itself differently for women than for men. This article looks at women entrepreneurs and the specific challenges they face.

Here are 26 of Rieva Lesonsky’s favorite online resources for women entrepreneurs.

From loans to grants, here are the best small business financing options available to women entrepreneurs today.

Accessity - www.accessity.org

Accessity provides loans to start-up and expanding businesses from $300 to $100,000. Accessity recognizes the importance of women-owned businesses to their local communities. Women-owned businesses have more than doubled in the last twenty years. Forty percent of Accessity’s portfolio are women and they have the resources and connections to help you grow.

CDC Small Business Finance - www.cdcloans.com

CDC provides loans from $20,000-$350,000, with fixed and variable rates available to meet your needs, and 5–10-year terms.

Provides low-cost financing and technical support to women-owned businesses in San Diego.

University of San Diego Guide to Funding Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses - https://www.sandiego.edu/blogs/business/detail.php?_focus=76136

NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) - https://www.nawbo.org/san-diego

(NAWBO) is the voice of America's 10.6 million women-owned businesses. Since 1975, NAWBO has helped women evolve their businesses by sharing resources and providing a single voice to shape economic and public policy.

Women’s Construction Coalition - wccsd.org

Women’s Construction Coalition celebrates the growing role of women in the construction industry and raises awareness of the opportunities available for women in construction.

National Latina Business Women Association San Diego (NLBWASD) - https://nlbwasandiego.org/

We are here to encourage Latinas to develop their business and professional skills and to meet their career goals through educational programs, financial workshops, business referrals and networking by building strong relationships.

Women’s Business Enterprise Council-West (WBEC-West) - https://www.wbenc.org/rpo/wbec-west/

Our mission is to fuel economic growth globally by identifying, certifying, and facilitating the development of women-owned businesses. We work to accomplish this by focusing on our CORE platform — Certification, Opportunities, Resources, and Engagement.

The Discreet Guide- Listing of San Diego Women’s Groups- https://www.discreetguide.com/sd-womens-groups/

Hera Hub - www.herahub.com

Hera Hub is the first female-focused coworking space & business accelerator. Our platform supports members through education, mentoring, and collaboration, while the office environment gives them access to professional, productive work space where they can grow a prosperous business, built on the foundation of a powerful community.
Locations in Carlsbad, San Diego, La Jolla, and more.

The Well Community for Women - www.twcfw.org

An affordable, fun community for women and children. Get your work done while your kids are playing and learning next door.