Business Resources

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Business, Networking, and Women's Resources recommended by NAWBO NOVA Members:

Add to this growing list of business resources by e-mailing your recommendations to info@nawbonova.org.

• Advancing Women

  Advancing Women's mission is to create a network for women to share career strategies, to provide employment opportunities and cutting edge resources that power women's success.

• Association for International Business (AIB)

  AIB has over 10,000 members in 175 countries and focuses on improving global business communications, aiding members with international trade issues, making new contacts worldwide, and sharing trade resources that help all kinds of business organizations. Basic membership is free. AIB has launched a weekly e-mail newsletter with information about new member benefits, offers from companies to members of products and services at a discount, and international trade offers.

• Business and Professional Women / USA

  Business and Professional Women/USA (BPW/USA) is a national organization that promotes equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. With a powerful network of 70,000 members and more than 2,000 local organizations members nationwide, Business and Professional Women/USA means business for you!

• Business Owner's Tool Kit

• Business Women's Network

  BWN’s mission is to continue to aggressively build upon our unique umbrella of support for women in business nationally and internationally. Our goal is to build more business for more women across more borders. We will build significant information projects with corporations and government agencies to provide women with the facts, information, support and linkages they need to succeed. Our aim is to be the only organization capable of effective outreach to over 32 million working and business women worldwide ... includes a bountiful portal of links to Women on the Web.

• CEO Express

  A portal (like Yahoo and Lycos) designed by a busy executive for busy executive types like ourselves. Office tools and travel, business research, links to news and information.

• DIV2000.com

  Your premier vertical portal for diversity business information and opportunities in the new millennium. In addition to business profile and contact information, DIV2000 provides a Calendar of Events, Business Opportunities, Bid Opportunities, Business News, Bulletin Boards, Certification Information, Related Links, and Open Discussion Groups (virtual conferencing and chat), among other useful tools. DIV2000.com is continually augmenting its resources for B2B, business information, and success throughout the new millennium.

• Entrepreneurs: Starting an Entrepreneurial Venture

  Judy Kautz assembles a one-stop resource page that spells out the ABC's of launching a new business.

• GetFit

  An interactive tool keeping you in touch with your workers. Keeping your message of healthy living and prevention in front of workers is FREE.

• GRI - Grass Roots Impact

• Home-Based Business Links

• Independent Means

  The Independent Means website is the place for women under-twenty (and their over-twenty mentors) to find an income of their own! Independent Means is the leading provider of products and services for girls' financial independence. We are your first stop for news on starting a business; making, saving, and growing money, and networking with mentors.

• IRS

  Tax information for business.

• iVillage: The Women's Network

  Tired of CNN as your browsers start page? Try this women's networking portal.

• Mason Enterprise Center

  Regional Analysis and Entrepreneurship, George Mason University offers seminars, conferences, and consulting.

• National Association of Female Executives

• National Association of Self-Employed

  Think of the NASE as your partner in business. We provide the resources and tools you need to become a successful entrepreneur.

• National Association of Women Business Owners

• National Education Center for Women in Business

  Steaton Hill College
  To promote women and business ownership on the national level by conducting collaborative research, providing education programs and curriculum development and serving as an information clearinghouse for women entrepreneurs.
  National Federation of Independent Business
  The largest advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses in Washington, D.C. and all 50 state capitals. Voice your opinion on the Public Policy page!

• National Federation of Independent Business

• National Foundation for Women Business Owners

  (NFWBO), a non-profit research organization, is the premier source of information on women business owners and their firms worldwide. Its mission is to support the growth of women business owners and their enterprises by conducting research, sharing information and increasing knowledge.

• Northern Virginia Small Business Development Center

  Information on the SBDCs in Fairfax, South Fairfax, Loudoun, and Arlington. These centers are sponsored by SBA and George Mason University.

• Northern Virginia Technology Council

• Pro-Net

  An electronic gateway of procurement information -- for and about small businesses. It is a search engine for contracting officers, a marketing tool for small firms and a "link" to procurement opportunities and important information. It is designed to be a "virtual" one-stop-procurement-shop.

• Rutgers University Small Business Sources

• SBA Hotlist of (Business) Women's Organizations

• SBA Office of Women's Business Ownership

• Sub-Net

  New SBA site for use by prime contractors to post subcontracting opportunities. The new site will shift the traditional shotgun marketing approach to one that is focused and sophisticated.

• TEC Online

  A learning community including key executives, speakers, professional service providers and more, creating a powerful exchange of knowledge that occurs on the local, national and worldwide levels.

• The International Alliance

  The International Alliance (TIA) is an umbrella organization made up of over 30 women's business organizations and networks representing women around the world.

• The Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training Mentoring Program

  The Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training Mentoring Program, or WNET for short, puts together experienced women business owners with women whose businesses are ready to grow. In a year long, one-on-one program, these "seasoned" women entrepreneurs act as mentors (or in this case woman-tors) to their less experienced counterparts (protégés), sharing their knowledge, skills and support.

• United States Department of Labor

• United States Department of State - Business Center

• United States House of Representatives

• United States Senate

• US Department of Labor Women's Bureau

• Virginia Association of Female Executives

• Virginia Department of Business Assistance

• Virginia Department of Taxation

  Register a new business, file sales, use, and withholding tax, download forms.

• Virginia Economic Development Partnership

  An interactive tool providing 24 hour-a-day access to the latest information and resources on exporting to Virginia.

• Virginia Institute for Public Policy

  The Virginia Institute for Public Policy is an independent, nonpartisan, education and research organization committed to the goals of individual opportunity and economic growth. Through research, policy recommendations, and symposia, the Institute works ahead of the political process to lay the intellectual foundation for a society dedicated to individual liberty, free enterprise, private property, the rule of law, and strictly limited government.

• Virginia State: Small Business Development Division

• Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology

  (CIT) - the "upside-down" building near Dulles

• Vital Voices

  Vital Voices is a global partnership to support women's progress in building democracies, strong economies and peace. Our work focuses on three critical areas: expanding women's roles in politics and civil society; increasing women's successful entrepreneurship; and fighting trafficking in women and girls and other human rights abuses.
  Vital Voices sponsored the Russian women business owners who attending NAWBO NOVA's Holiday Party last December!

• Voices of Women

  Exploring women's concerns

• Webgrrls International

  The women's tech knowledge connection.

• White House Conference on Small Business

• Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)

• Women In Technology (WIT) in Northern VA

  Offers women involved in all levels of the technology industry a wide range of professional development and networking opportunities. Serves as an advocate for technology issues in the Greater Washington region and abroad.

• Women In Technology International (WITI)

  The WITI Foundation, founded in 1989 is the premiere association dedicated to advancing women in technology. The WITI Foundation is dedicated to increasing the number of women in executive roles in technology and technology-based companies; helping women become more financially independent and technology-literate; and encouraging young women to choose careers in science and technology.

• Women's Business Center of Northern Virginia

• Women's Business Center of Washington, DC

• Women's Online Business Center

• WomenAsia.com

  A business-to-business network connecting women in Asia and North America... offering a powerful way to network for business and community development.

• World Wide Minority Business Network

  With our commitment to listing nearly 300,000 minority / women owned businesses, corporate & government buyers, links to resources & news, we are your FIRST STOP on the internet for world wide minority business activity.