Financing For Women-Owned Businesses
Are you a woman and thinking of starting your own business? Do you have a business but need financing for new equipment or expansion?
There is no shortage of help available, despite the state of the economy. Yes, it’s true: lenders are tightening their grip on their wallets and making it difficult for many women to obtain funding. This holds especially true for women in real estate, thanks to the faltering mortgage lending sector that has resulted in what is shaping up to be one of the worst recessions in history. But as is the case with other industry sectors, finding a real estate networking group for women.
Here’s a short list of a few popular online resources to help you get connected with other women and locate valuable resources to assist you with your business plans:
NAWBO.org -National Association of Women Business Owners
Minorityfinance.com http://www.minorityfinance.com/
Small Business Association
http://www.sba.gov/services/financialassistance/index.html
Grantwoman.com
http://www.homebizwomen.com/grant-woman.html
SCORE/Counselors to America’s Small Business
http://womensblog.score.org/about/
Don’t forget, there are also plenty of online sites devoted to networking for women, where you also can talk to other business owners about the steps they took to get financing, the roadblocks they faced, and how they over came them.
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