Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal
5-7-2007
Guide for financial business growth
offers advice for women business owners
For the first time, years of research on the business practices of women business owners has been distilled into an accessible and comprehensive guide to obtaining and strategically using capital to grow a business.

Financing Business Growth:  Proven Strategies for Women Business Owners from Women Business Owners provides not only the stories of successful women entrepreneurs but also dos and don’ts, ideas, resources and an overview of the appropriate options for financing growth.

KeyBank, a longstanding sponsor of the Center for Women’s Business Research, underwrote the guide through its women business program, Key4Women. “The Center for Women’s Business Research is probably the only organization that has been tracking women entrepreneurs’ access to and use of capital for almost two decades,” said Margaret Smith, chair of the Center. “We know that nine out of 10 women business owners want to expand their businesses. This guide provides all women entrepreneurs the opportunity to tap into the wisdom and knowledge of the thousands of women included in our research who can show the way to business growth.”

The full report, Financing Business Growth: Proven Strategies for Women Business Owners from Women Business Owners, may be purchased from the Center for Women’s Business Research.

For more information, contact: Center for Women’s Business Research, at (202) 638-3060, ext. 710 or info@womensbusinessresearch.org.