WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
SITUATION:
- Panel at National Small Business Week Virtual Summit Highlights featured Women & Capital
- Session on “Access to Capital for Women Entrepreneurs”
- Moderated by Natalie Madeira Cofield, Ass’t Admin Women’s Business Ownership.
- Resiliency and Recovery was the focus of Summit.
- Other sessions provided free advice, networking, & discussing resilience in Women,
- Included Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American small business communities.
- USPS, & MetLife led discussions on access to capital & service-related partners
SIGNIFICANCE:
- Panels at National Small Business Week Virtual Summit focused on the funding of small business.
- Discussed areas of opportunity for women business owners seeking access capital.
- The panel featured women leaders in the venture capital space,
- Drew more than 47,000 participants for the three-day virtual summit.
SEZ:
“We know the pandemic has created circumstances that have disproportionately impacted women-owned businesses and women entrepreneurs. Women have already experienced challenges in access to capital, and this is a much-needed conversation,” —- Madeira Cofield.
“The strongest businesses come out of economic crisis and the best source of capital are your customers. Women-owned businesses listened to their advisors, heeding warnings, and communicated with their customers to weather the storm,” —— Sharon Vosmek, CEO Astia.
SOURCES:
5 Simple Steps to SCORE Mentoring: – https://sanfrancisco.score.org/find-mentor?gclid=CjwKCAjw-ZCKBhBkEiwAM4qfF7EfdGRVdh0LHOwcXiulelEVb0sMXBed0eo9pxXQ-eriUQNPNRPKrRoCStoQAvD_BwE
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