A year ago, when I decided it was finally time to raise capital for my company, I had so many preconceived notions about what my experience would look like. Was it going to be tougher because I was a woman? Statistics said the answer to that was a resounding ‘yes’. Will it matter that I didn’t go to Stanford or UC Berkeley? That was also looking like a ‘yes’. Is anyone even going to take me seriously? There was only one way to find out.
Despite record business growth, securing capital and funding remains a major challenge for business owners across industries and especially for women business owners. One resource that is available to women entrepreneurs: business grants.
Governments are looking for ways to empower and incentivize entrepreneurs and artists, who can subsequently revitalize national economies and drive higher levels of consumer spending. This article will discuss how you can fund a business venture or independent project without utilizing your own capital, or at least the money you currently have in your bank account.
Feature Photo courtesy of Chloe Capital At the end of 2019, a District Court judge in California ruled that players on the U.S. women's national soccer team—that year's World Champions—could go forward with class-action status in their gender discrimination suit against the federation.