Office of women's business ownership

The Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043) to Mission Community Services Corporation, a non-profit organization, on September 30, 2023. The funding will allow Mission Community Services Corporation's Women's Business Partners division to continue and expand its entrepreneurship education, training, counseling, and other technical assistance services for women-owned small businesses in the San Luis Obispo, California region. Key activities include helping women entrepreneurs with business formation, expansion, access to capital, financial management, and accessing new markets. This grant award supports the organization's mission to remove discriminatory barriers faced by women entrepreneurs and foster the growth of women-owned firms as successful, self-sustaining contributors to their communities.