Women-Owned Businesses

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Women-Owned Businesses
Changing Mindsets. Empowering Lives. Building Communities.

Are you a woman-owned business?
A woman-owned business is defined as a business that is owned and controlled 51% or more by a woman or women.

Obtaining Certification
Certification as a woman-owned business can produce profitable results. Becoming certified has helped many small businesses gain contracts with government agencies or large firms seeking to fulfill contract requirements.

Women of Color owned businesses

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.
Businesses owned by women of color are growing at six times the rate of all U.S. firms, according to the National Women's Business Council, a Washington, D.C. - based federal body. These firms represent 21 percent of all privately held, majority-owned firms in the United States, and between 1997 and 2004 they boosted their employment by 50 percent and sales by 44 percent.

Many women of color are drawn to entrepreneurship because it provides flexibility and an opportunity to spend more time with family. Others see it has an attractive alternative because of the opportunity to be your own boss, or to overcome racial barriers.

How we can help

At GFC we recognize that women-owned businesses make a significant contribution to the economy and their communities. We develop partnerships and provide individually tailored financial advice to help you take your business to the next level.

For more information on how we can help, please call (508) 222-2242.