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Washington DC Women’s Business Center
They also provide ShopHer, a pop-up incubator for 15 female entrepreneurs who own businesses in fields such as the arts, clothing and jewelry inspired by products from the USA, Uzbekistan, Africa, Mexico, and other global areas.
Read More: Washington DC Women’s Business Center1863 Venture Fund
The goal of this organization is to provide support to minority entrepreneurs in the form of business education and mentoring in areas including marketing, sales, and financial management.
Read More: 1863 Venture FundThe Hive
This co-working space is designed to provide support and opportunities for women and minority-owned businesses and was acquired by WACIF in 2021.
Read More: The HiveCommunity Investment Collaborative (CIC)
Will provide loans and microgrants for small businesses to help start and grow emerging enterprises
Read More: Community Investment Collaborative (CIC)Catalyst
Catalyst is a long-format accelerator, providing select central Virginia-based, early-stage startups with nine months of program support.
Read More: CatalystVirginia Highlands Small Business Incubator
The primary purpose of VHSBI is to encourage, enthuse and empower new and small businesses as tenants and non-tenants of the VHSBI facility and to ensure successful start-up and continued growth.
Read More: Virginia Highlands Small Business IncubatorResource Guide for Montgomery County, MD
Resources for businesses in Montgomery County, MD including financing sources, partnership opportunities, and more.
Read More: Resource Guide for Montgomery County, MDOffice of Veterans Business Development (OVBD)
The OVBD facilitates the use of all U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) programs by veterans, service-disabled veterans, reservists, active-duty service members, transitioning service members, and their dependents or survivors. OVBD oversees Veteran Business Outreach Centers (VBOC), which are designed to provide entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling and resource partner referrals. The SBA has 22 organizations participating in this cooperative agreement and serving as Veterans Business Outreach Centers (VBOC).
Read More: Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD)SCORE
SCORE, the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, is dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals. Since 1964, SCORE has provided education and mentorship to more than 11 million entrepreneurs. SCORE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
Read More: SCORESmall Business Development Centers (SBDC)
SBDCs are America’s nationwide network of Small Business Development Centers. A partner program of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), SBDCs are hosted by universities, colleges, state economic development agencies and private sector organizations. Their mission is to help start and grow small businesses.
Read More: Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)