Help for Women 
Business Owners

Opportunities in the Inland NW for Women Business Owners

• Entrepreneurial Resources for Women & People of Color in Eastern Washington and North Idaho - the Inland NW as listed in SBA Small Business Resource Guide.

• SCORE Planning and Management Series Workshops - Build up your business skills

• SBA's Prequalification Loan Program - Get help on your business plan and get pre-approved by SBA on guaranteed loans up to $250,000.

• SBDC Workshop Schedule - Spokane, WA - WSU-SBDC. 

• At the Washington State home page, you can learn where state offices are located, look at the law in the "Revised Code of Washington" on-line, or search for a woman or minority-owned firm through (OMWBE) Office of Minority and Women Business Enterprises. 

• Check out the 12 days of Business!

Hot Internet Sites for Women

• Women Business Owners looking to sell to the Government have a great online resource - WomenBiz.gov. This site is a gateway to find business opportunities, resources, forms and best practices to help you do business with the government profitably. 

• SBA's Online Women's Business Center offers women information about business principles and practices, management techniques, networking, industry news, market research and technology training, as well as information about the many SBA services and resources available.

• SBA's PRO-Net: An electronic gateway of procurement information-- a Procurement Marketing and Access Network for Small Business. 

• ivillage.com offers a wealth of information for home-based businesses and women in general. offers a wealth of information for home-based businesses and women in general.

• The Center for Women's Business Research, founded as the National Foundation for Women Business Owners, is the premier source of knowledge about women business owners and their enterprises worldwide. 

• The National Women's Business Council (NWBC) is a valuable resource for policymakers, women business owners, the press and others interested in women's entrepreneurship. Of special interest is their recent report: Key Facts About Women Business Owners and Their Enterprises.

Networking Opportunities for Women

• The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Inland NW Chapter, meets the 2nd Thursday of every month from 5:30 to 8:00 pm. Each month they have member spotlights, specific roundtable topics or speakers. The focus of these meetings is to interact with other women business owners and learn something of value relating to your particular situation as women business owners. The group meets in Spokane, WA and in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and participates in national events.
  Post Office Box 1712, Spokane, WA 99210, Phone: (20..., E-mail: info@nwnawbo.org

• The Spokane Business Women's Network meets on the 4th Thursday of each month and publishes a quarterly newsletter, Network Update. It is a professional association dedicated to the advancement of women in the community through education and networking. It is part of the National Association of Female Executives Network. For more information call 625-3654.

• Join SCORE, "Counselors to America's Small Business". SCORE is looking for women business owners to counsel/mentor other businesses. SCORE also has a Cyber Chapter, which counsels businesses online. For more information call (509) 353-2820.