Online Resources
Babson College, Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership,http://www.babson.edu/Academics/centers/cwel/Pages/home.aspx
Nancy M. Carter, Mary L. Williams & Paul D. Reynolds, Discontinuance Among New Firms in Retail: The Influence of Initial Resources, Strategy, and Gender, 12 J. Bus. Venturing 125 (1997).
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/papers/183.pdf
Ladies Who Launch, Resources, Tools, Docs & Templates
http://www.ladieswholaunch.com/magazine/tools-docs-templates
Office of Women's Business Ownership, Entrepreneurial Development
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/onlinewbc/index.html
Small Business Association – Women’s Business Centers, at
http://www.sba.gov/content/womens-business-centers
Small Business Association – Women Owned Business, at
http://www.sba.gov/content/women-owned-businesses
Women’s Initiative, at http://www.womensinitiative.org/aboutus/about-main.htm
From the website: “Women's Initiative is a not-for-profit agency. Our mission is to build the entrepreneurial capacity of women to overcome economic and social barriers and achieve self-sufficiency. Women's Initiative has proven that women create jobs for themselves and others, access the mainstream economy, and increase their economic self-sufficiency when they are given business planning and financing support.
Since 1988, Women's Initiative has been assisting high-potential low-income women who dream of business ownership. Through an intensive 20 session program — in English or Spanish — women are enabled to start, or expand their business.
By targeting low-income women, focusing on the needs of traditionally underserved groups including minorities, immigrants, and welfare recipients, Women's Initiative brings new resources into local communities in a unique model. Over half of the Women's Initiative community participates in our classes offered in Spanish through our Alternativas para Latinas en Autosuficiencia (ALAS) program, which boasts culturally competent services and extensive networks that propel Latina entrepreneurs into business success.
Women 2.0 – Founding Startups, at http://www.women2.org/about/
From the website: Women 2.0 is a social venture for future founders of technology startups. Our vision is to be the global source for innovative technology startups, led by diverse founding teams.