Resource Library
NAWBO members are encouraged to suggest resources to add to NAWBO SF Bay Area's library of useful information to help other women business owners. Please send recommendations with links and descriptions to info@nawbo-sfba.org.
NAWBO SF Bay Area does not support or endorse any of the resources or content listed here.
National Association of Women Business Owners Annual Survey
The San Francisco Small Business Development Center helps individuals start, manage and grow their businesses.
East Bay Economic Development Council The East Bay Economic Development Alliance (East Bay EDA) is a public/private partnership serving the San Francisco East Bay including Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. We work to establish the East Bay as a world-recognized place to grow businesses, attract capital, and create quality jobs.
The San Francisco Center for Economic Development (SFCED) focuses exclusively on helping businesses locate and expand in the Bay Area.
Northern California Minority Supplier Diversity Council (NCMSDC)
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (new department) - GoBiz
NWBC: Economic Impact of Women Owned Businesses in US
Small Business Administration Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Certification for women owned businesses
American Express: 2013 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report: A Summary of Important Trends, 1997-2013
Forbes online: The Paradox of Women Business Owners
Forbes online: The Real Reason Women Entrepreneurs Aren't Getting Loans
US Today: Women as the New Breadwinners
UC Davis: 2012-2013 UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders
Millennium Project: How can the changing status of women help improve the human condition?
Events
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/calendar/
http://events.sfgate.com/san-francisco-ca/events/bay+area+conferences
http://events.sfgate.com/san_francisco_ca/events/bay+area+festivals
http://www.sfstation.com/calendar/bay-area/
| Social | ||
| Half the Sky | @Half | |
| The Woman Effect | @TheWomanEffect | |
| TechWomen | @TechWomen | |
| Websites & Blogs | ||
| Forbes Women | http://www.forbes.com/forbeswoman/ | |
| Huffington Post Women | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/women/ | |
| Healthy Women | http://www.healthywomen.org/ | |
| All Women's Blog Topics | http://www.blogher.com/ | |
| National Organization of Women | http://www.now.org/ | |
| Video | ||
| Legislation & Public Policy | ||
| National Women's Law Center | http://www.nwlc.org/ | |
| Healthcare Law and You | http://www.healthcare.gov/law/index.html | |
| Women's Rights Law | http://www.hg.org/women.html | |
| Public Policy Institute of CA | http://www.ppic.org/ | |
| Research & Policy Development | http://www.womenable.com/ | |
| Funding in the SF Bay Area | ||
| Small Business Administration | http://www.sba.gov/ | |
| Springboard Enterprises (Women) | http://www.springboardenterprises.org/ | |
| Keiretsu Forum | http://www.keiretsuforum.com/ | |
| Astia | http://www.astia.org | |
| Leadership | ||
| Lester Center for Entrepreneurship | http://www.entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/ | |
| Bioneers Women's Programs | http://www.bioneers.org/programs/cultivating-womens- leadership | |
| Center for Entrepreneurial Studies | http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/ces/ | |
| Leavey School of Business | http://www.scu.edu | |
| Research | ||
| 7/23/12 | How to Kickstart the Women-owned Business Engine http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-small-business/post/how-to-kickstart-the-women-owned-business-engine/2012/07/23/gJQAJrPu4W_blog.html 7/243/12 |
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| 7/23/12 | Growth of Women-Owned Businesses Outpaces Rest of Country | |
| 3/22/12 | The State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, commissioned by American Express OPEN | |
| 3/21/12 | Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs: The Magnitude of the Movement http://www.openforum.com/articles/celebrating-women-entrepreneurs-the-magnitude-of-the-movement |
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| 3/22/12 | The State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, commissioned by American Express OPEN | |
Books
A Rising Tide: Financial Strategies for Women-owned Firms, Kauffman Foundation
Harvard Business Review On Women In Business, Harvard Business School Press
The Enterprising Woman, Mari Florence
Good to Great, Jim Collins
EMyth Revisited, Michael Gerber