Here is a list of the most helpful online resources for women who run small and home-based businesses.

Women who choose to start their own businesses often face many more obstacles than their male counterparts- especially if they are balencing their new careers with motherhood. Fortunately, the Internet has a wealth of resources dedicated to helping women entrenprenuers get the information and support they need to run a successful business. One just needs to know where to look.

For any woman who is thinking of starting her own business,the following list contains some of the most essential and comprehensive sites directed at women entrepreneurs. Keep in mind that all of these sites offer their resources for free, so they are definitely worth checking out.

Online Communities and Organizations for Women Entrepreneurs

1.Catalyst: www.catalyst.org/- Founded in 1962, Catalyst is the leading nonprofit membership organization working globally with businesses and the professions to build inclusive workplaces and expand opportunities for women and business.

2. Women in Technology International (WITI): www.witi.com/-WITI is a global organization with an extensive system of networks to empower women in business and technology to attain their professional goals and dreams.

3. Make Mine a Million Business: www.makemineamillion.org/- This program from Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence provides resources, business education and community support for women entrepreneurs seeking to grow micro businesses to million dollar enterprises.

4.Mompreneurs Online: www.mompreneursonline.com/- This site offers working moms “a one-stop work-at-home resource”

5. Home Based Working Mom: www.hbwm.com/- This site provides an online community and professional association for moms working at home. There are also plenty of useful resources and business tools.

6. Franchise Solutions for Women: www.womensfranchises.com/- Franchise Solutions for Women provides a series of case studies and interviews to highlight sucessful women owned franchises

7. Freelance Mom: www.freelancemom.com/- This is a community-based site for work-at-home mothers with a forum, business directory, and resource area.

8. Working Mother: www.workingmother.com/- Workingmother.com covers a range of topics to help mothers balance their work and family obligations.

9. WWork: www.wwork.com/- This site is dedicated to helping women start and run their home businesses.

10. SCORE: www.score.org/women/site.html- This nonprofit organization offers various resources to help entrenprenuers start and run their businesses. Check out this section dedicated to women entrenprenuers.

Government Sites for Women Entrepreneurs

1. Women-21: www.women-21.gov/

2. Women’s Business Development Center: www.wbdc.org/

3. SBA Women’s Centers: www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprogr…wbc/index.html-

Worthwhile Blogs for Women Business Owners

1. StartUpPrincess.com- an international network for women entrepreneurs to learn and support one another.

2. EmpowerWomenNow.com- a top international women entrepreneur’s online resource center

3. Babson College Women’s Business Blog: (http://blogs.babson.edu/womensleadership/) – This is the official blog of The Babson College Center for Women’s Leadership (CWL) which is dedicated to the the advancement of women in business.

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