Congress Aids Women's Business Centers

The Chicago Tribune (11/29/04) reports that Congress approved an initiative that protects Women's Business Centers as part of the 2005 omnibus spending package.  The bill increases the amount of funding reserved for sustainability centers, the most experienced women's business centers, to 48 percent.

The SBA's Women's Business Center goal is to promote the growth of women-owned businesses through programs that address business training and technical assistance, and provide access to credit and capital, federal contracts, and international trade opportunities. The national network reached over 122,000 clients in the last year, up from 8,000 clients in 1999. For more information on Women's Business Centers please see my post on 9/18/04.