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The National Women's Business Council is a bi-partisan federal advisory council created to serve as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the President, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners. The Council's mission is to promote bold initiatives, policies and programs designed to support women's business enterprises at all stages of development in the public and private sector marketplaces -- from start-up to success to significance.

Register Today for April 29 Atlanta Town Hall Meeting

Following the success of its previous Town Hall Meetings for Women Entrepreneurs, the National Women’s Business Council will host its latest meeting on April 29, 2009 in Atlanta. This event will allow members of the Council to hear directly from women business owners about their priorities, challenges and concerns. This dialogue will help the Council formulate future policy recommendations. Topics to be discussed include access to affordable health care, access to capital, procurement, taxes, education and workforce development, and microenterprise.

For more information, contact: Emily Reynolds at 202-205-6829.

New Report Outlines Policy Priorities of Women Business Owners

A new NWBC report outlines the key policy recommendations from participants in its nationwide series of town hall meetings. While many of the policy issues discussed during the meetings are timeless, this new report, Current Priorities and Challenges of Women Business Owners, focuses primarily on initiatives the government can take to support women-owned businesses during this current economic crisis.

Click here to read the report.

Other News

  • The April issue of Engage! is now available. Engage! is distributed via email to leaders in government and the women's business community to communicate current issues affecting women business owners and entrepreneurs. To receive future issues of Engage! via email, send your contact information to Allison Gilmore at allison.gilmore@nwbc.gov.
  • Click here to access new backgrounders with policy recommendations on key policy issues, such as Access to Capital, Affordable Health Care, Taxes, Procurement, and Education & Workforce Development.
  • NWBC’s 2008 Annual Report is now available.

  • Between FY 2004 and FY 2008, there was 16.6% increase in the average value of SBA loans and financing made to women-owned firms. Overall SBA loan dollars to women business owners were up 9.3% during this period. However, the number of loans and financings to women-owned businesses declined by 6.2%.

    Click here to read NWBC’s newly-updated Issue Brief on SBA Loans to Women-Owned Businesses.
  • Speakers Bureau: Members of the National Women's Business Council often speak about women's business ownership and Council initiatives at events across the country. To invite a Council member to speak at your upcoming event, email us at allison.gilmore@nwbc.gov.