Women Business Connection| Women's Business|Woman's Perspective in Business

Obtain seed money to get your venture off the ground
Network with other women business owners
Win bids for government contracts
Find additional resources to assist you in starting or growing a venture

Action Steps:
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Locate a program

Whether you're seeking a loan to expand your business, looking for discounts on business services, or hoping to find a mentor who can help you launch a new venture, there's a program for you.

I recommend: Check Entrepreneur Magazine's list of private programs and government-sponsored programs for women.

Show me the money

If you're in need of cold, hard cash, you're in luck. Several programs provide women with seed money, micro loans, and even loans of up to $250,000.

I recommend: Download an application for a loan of $500 to $10,000 from Count Me In or find out how to apply for up to $45,000 in financing at Make Mine a $Million Business . Learn how the SBA's Pre-qualification Loan Program allows women and minorities to pre-qualify for a 7(a) loan up to a maximum of $250,000 before going to a bank.

Make the mentoring and networking connection

Finding a mentor can increase your confidence and give you the knowledge you need to start a business. Networking can be equally invaluable as a way to promote and build your business.

I recommend: Find a mentor at the National Women's Business Center or at SCORE . Ladies who Launch is a women business owner's networking organization specializing in small business incubators and workshops for its 25,000 members. Can't make it to a networking meeting in your area? Make connections with other entrepreneurial women online at Womenowned.com .

Women Business Connection - Make It Happen!

Are you still living pay check to pay check and need more money?

Do you want to find out how to make money and be your own boss?

Is your home or small business stuck in a rut and needing a boost?

If you answered yes to any of the above, then you have come to the right place!

Get free access to current business ideas, learn how to turn your passion into a profitable business and promote it to earn lots more money! Fill in the form below to find out how you and many others are being sucessful!

In Business, it can Pay to be a Woman Owner

By Frances Sharpe

If you think you're at a disadvantage as a female entrepreneur, think again. Dozens of organizations and programs have emerged in recent years to help women start and grow their own businesses. Taking advantage of the programs available can help you:

A Woman's Perspective on Building a Business - Part 1

By Kendra Davenport

One of the reasons a women would start a small business is because she wants more control over her lifestyle, wanting more freedom, flexibility, and control. These business minded women have always been more focused on their roles (wife, mother, and entrepreneur) and responsibilities and endeavor to build a business to create more flexibility than a traditional job.

Men Tend To Dream of the Possibilities

I am now seeing more men beginning to think about lifestyle control and options when building a business. In my opinion, men are the dreamers and less pragmatic than women. The traditional business philosophy is either in direct conflict with feminine tendencies of acting on intuition or connection with others, or has no relation to it and feels very unnatural to ladies. For example, telling a woman that upon conception of her entrepreneurial idea she needs to write a business plan at once, work out all the figures, and define her exit strategy is counterintuitive and counterproductive to her natural tendency to go out in the world and associate. More typically she would get the information and work through an idea slowly bouncing ideas off those around her area of interest, get information from friends and colleagues, or enjoy a long dinner from which a prospective or unexpected partnership might arise. Women are more likely to have a creative idea when out and about mingling or even having lunch with a buddy, rather than buried in paperwork at a desk. That is why many women entrepreneurs create products that they developed out of their individual needs. These ideas come from either frustration or a strong desire to have something they aren't able to find on the market.

I am not saying that the way women deal with business is better than the way men develop a business or the traditional business philosophy - it is just different. Just like anything, there are always exceptions to the rule.