Best List of Resources for Female Entrepreneurs

If you’re like me, you may have overlooked Women’s History Month, or not give it proper credit, because of COVID.

But now I make it up to all the awesome businesswomen.

Here is a list of Organizations, Associations, Charities, Financial Assistance and Venture Funds, Mentoring and Networking Groups, and more, all focused on women entrepreneurs.

This list is just the beginning.  I’ll keep it posted on my website and add new sites as I come across them.  So please bookmark this site and check back often.

Please call or email me if I can help you in any way.  You can even schedule time directly with me at this link.

Female Organizations and Associations

• American Business Women’s Association
• Association for Women in Communications Detroit Chapter
• Automotive Women’s Alliance Foundation
• Grand Rapids Opportunities for Michigan
• Great Lakes Women’s Business Council
• Inforum
• Michigan Association of Female Entrepreneurs
• Michigan Council for Women in Technology
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation
• Michigan Small Business Development Center
• National Association of Career Women
• National Association of Women Business Owners
• National Association of Women in Construction
• National Women’s Business Council
• Small Business Administration Michigan District Office
• Together Digital Detroit
• Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
• Women Presidents Organization
• Women in Successful Enterprises (WISE)

Funding and Financing Resources

• 14 Female-Focused Venture Capital Firms
• Amber Grants
• Grants.gov – Federal Grants
• Idea Cafe Small Business Grant Program
• Michigan Women Forward – Entrepreneur Resilience Fund
• Mobile Technology Association of Michigan – List of 8 Michigan-Based Venture Funds
• Women’s Business Center at Cornerstone Alliance

Mentoring, Training and Networking Resources

• Boss Ladies Referral Crew
• Ellevate Network – Detroit
• Femology Detroit
• Girlboss: Women Entrepreneurs
• Grand Rapids Women’s History Council
• Michigan Association For Female Entrepreneurs
• Michigan Council of Women in Technology – Ignite! Mentoring
• Michigan SCORE
• Michigan Women Forward
• Michigan Women’s Marketplace
• Omni Women’s Networking Group
• The Level Community
• Women’s Inspire Network

Female Focused Charities and Giving Organizations

• 100 Who Care Alliance and list of all chapters
• 100 Women Who Care – Motown
• 100 Women Who Care – Grosse Pointe
• 100 Women Who Care – Rochester
• 100 Women Who Care – Macomb
• 100 Women Who Care – Tri-County
• 100 Women Who Care – Troy
• Alternatives For Girls
• First Step
• Gilda’s Club
• HAVEN
• Impact 100
• Michigan Women Forward
• Resource on Women and Giving
• Rhonda Walker Foundation
• Sanctum House
• Women’s Funding Network
• Women’s Center of SE Michigan
• Women’s History and College Studies Programs

What You Didn’t Know About Women-Owned Businesses

• 22 Mind-Blowing Women Entrepreneurs Statistics
• The State of Women Owned Businesses
• Harvard Business Review: “The Trillion-Dollar Opportunity in Supporting Female Entrepreneurs”
• The State of Women Business Ownership

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