Key Women's Organizations

Becoming part of the key women's business organizations is a critical part of long term success in all aspects of business, including raising financing.

WOMEN'S RESOURCES-- Women's Business Organizations

Association of Black Women Entrepreneurs (ABWE)
P.O. Box 49368
Los Angeles, CA 90049
213/624-8639
President: Dolores Ratcliffe

Center for Women's Business Research
1411 K Street, NW
Suite 1350
Washington, DC 20005-3407
202/638-3060
202/638-3064 fax
Executive Director: Dr. Sharon G. Hadary
E-mail: info@womenbusinessresearch.org
URL: www.womensbusinessresearch.org

CHARO-SBA Women's Center
4301 E. Valley Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90032
323/343-9477
323/343-9483 fax
URL: http://charo-sbawc.com/index

Franchises for Women
1085 Powers Place
Alpharetta, Georgia 30004
888/363-3390
770/619-3021 fax
URL: www.franchisesforwomen.com

National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
8405 Greensboro Drive
Suite 800
McLean, VA 22102
703/506-3268
703/506-3266 fax
E-mail: national@nawbo.org
URL: www.nawbo.org

National Women's Business Council (NWBC)
409 3rd Street, SW
Suite 210
Washington, DC 20024
202/205-3850
202/205-6825 fax
Executive Director: Julie Weeks
E-mail: nwbc@sba.gov
URL: www.nwbc.gov

On-Line Women's Business Center
URL: www.onlinewbc.gov

U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20004
202/661-4701
202/478-0995 fax
President: Terry Williams
URL: www.uswomenschamber.com

Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation
1915 N. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53212
414/267-3151
414/372-2083 fax
President: Wendy K. Werkmeister
URL: www.wwbic.com

Women's Business Enterprise National Council
1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 950
Washington, DC 20036
202/872-5515
202/872-5505 fax
President: Susan Phillips Bari
URL: www.wbenc.org

Women's Business Development Center (WBDC)
8 South Michigan, Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60603
312/853-3477
312/853-0145 fax
Executive Director: Hedy Ratner
E-mail: wbdc@wbdc.org
URL: www.wbdc.org

Women's Business Development Center (WBDC)
1315 Walnut St., Suite 116
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 890-5059
URL: www.womensbdc.org

Women's Business Development Center (WBDC)
7600 Red Road, Suite 128
Miami, Florida 33143
305/668-6167
305/668-0660 fax
Executive Director: Nancy Allen
E-mail: nancyallen@womensbusiness.info
URL: www.womensbusiness.info

Women Construction Owners & Executives, USA (WCOE)
4423 Lehigh Road
Suite 325
College Park, MD 20740
800/788-3548 or 708/425-3420
President: Marjorie Herter
URL: www.wcoeusa.org

Women's Enterprise Development Corporation (WEDC)
Women in Franchising
53 W. Jackson, Ste. 205
Chicago, IL 60604
312/431-1467
312/431-1469 fax
President: Susan Kezios
E-mail: info@womeninfranchising.com
URL: www.womeninfranchising.com

Women in Technology International (WITI)
6345 Balboa Boulevard
Suite 257
Encino, CA 91316
800/334-WITI
818/342-9895 fax
URL: www.witi.com

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