Office of women's business ownership

The Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance Program (CFDA 59.043) to the Southwestern College Foundation, a non-profit organization, to provide training, counseling, and technical assistance to small businesses owned and controlled by women. The funding will support initiatives to remove discriminatory barriers women entrepreneurs face in accessing capital, markets, management, and other critical resources for business growth. Services to be delivered include entrepreneurship training, business consulting, financial literacy, mentoring, and facilitation of access to capital specifically for women-owned small businesses. The grant period runs from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2024. The Southwestern College Foundation has also partnered with universities like Penn State to support additional entrepreneurship and procurement assistance programs for diverse firms, including women-owned, veteran-owned, and newly established companies.