Addressing the Unique Barriers Women and Women of Color Face to Entrepreneurship at the Policy Level

Clockwise from top left: Jennifer Kelly, Kauffman Foundation; Caroline Cummings, CEO of Varo Ventures; Danielle Varda, CEO and founder of Visible Network Labs; and Tanya Morris, president and founder of Mom Your Business. Women and women entrepreneurs of color face...

Legislators Representing Us on Capitol Hill Hear Our #NAWBOVoice

Women business owners of all sizes and sectors from across the nation found and strengthened their bi-partisan #NAWBOVoice during Virtual Advocacy Days as they heard from and engaged with the legislators representing them on Capitol Hill. This year’s event—built on...

NAWBO’s Advocate of the Year for 2021 Goes to Multi-Franchise Owner and Eight-Year Member

“Your voice DOES matter. Your experiences DO matter. And speaking up WILL influence public policy.” —Lisa Fullerton When Lisa Fullerton cashed in her retirement in 2000 to become a franchisee with Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and Cinnabon, she anticipated success. However,...

Members Across the Country Power Our #NAWBOVoice

NAWBO was founded in 1975 to be the first advocacy organization for all women business owners. In the beginning, there were just 12 women business owners who met informally in the D.C. area to share information about federal contracts, access to capital and other...

Tips for Engaging With and Testifying to Lawmakers

The word “advocacy” might sound overwhelming at first to a woman business owner who has never engaged with her legislators or testified on Capitol Hill about an issue that impacts her business, but it shouldn’t be. It’s as simple as sending an email to start a...

Rooted in Advocacy

  There’s a time and place for everything, and for our #NAWBOVoice that speaks out for not only the thousands of NAWBO members across the country, but also for America’s millions of women and small business owners, the pandemic presented a once in a lifetime...