Office of women's business ownership

The U.S. 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 the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, California. The grant provides funding for the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center to deliver training, counseling, and technical assistance services aimed at supporting small businesses owned and controlled by women, including a focus on socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Key services provided under this award include entrepreneurship education programs, one-on-one business consulting, financial literacy training, mentoring, and facilitation of access to capital markets. The Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center has secured multiple federal grants to support its mission of assisting small businesses and entrepreneurs, and has also received sub-awards from other prime grantees to execute specific projects or deliver technical assistance within their jurisdictions.