WBC - MN - womenventure (minneapolis)

This Cooperative Agreement award of $150,000 was provided by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043). The funding supports the nonprofit organization Womenventure, located in St. Paul, Minnesota, to establish and operate a Women's Business Center (WBC). Womenventure, a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), will use the grant to deliver comprehensive entrepreneurial development services tailored to women-owned small businesses, with a particular focus on socially and economically disadvantaged women entrepreneurs. These services include business training, counseling, technical assistance, and access to capital resources to help remove discriminatory barriers and foster the growth of women-owned enterprises. The performance period for this award is from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2025.