Women-owned business startup grants are available to support business growth and other expenses. The US Small Business Administration (SBA) offers the InnovateHER women-owned business startup grant, where budding entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to audiences and a panel of judges.

1. WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS STARTUP GRANTS ARE
AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT EXPANSION AND OTHER
COSTS

2. THERE ARE 14 MILLION WOMEN-OWNED FIRMS IN THE US,
ACCOUNTING FOR 39.1% OF ALL ENTERPRISES IN THE COUNTRY,
ACCORDING TO THE 2024 WELLS FARGO IMPACT OF WOMEN-OWNED
FIRMS STUDY. OVER 12 MILLION PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED BY THESE
COMPANIES, WHICH BRING APPROXIMATELY $2.7 MILLION ANNUALLY.
WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
CONFRONT GREATER OBSTACLES THAN THEIR MALE COLLEAGUES,
DESPITE MAKING A SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE US
ECONOMY. GOVERNMENT, CORPORATE, AND PRIVATE FOUNDATION
STARTUP GRANTS FOR WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES GIVE A
CHANCE TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD BY GIVING THESE
BUSINESSES THE FUNDING THEY NEED TO DEVELOP AND FLOURISH.

3. THE US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) PROVIDES A
STARTUP AWARD FOR WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES CALLED
INNOVATEHER. ASPIRING BUSINESS OWNERS MUST PRESENT THEIR
CONCEPTS TO JUDGES AND AN AUDIENCE. A $100,000 PRIZE IS
GIVEN TO THE NATIONAL WINNER SO SHE CAN TURN HER
CONCEPTS INTO SUCCESSFUL GOODS OR SERVICES. A $10,000
AMBER GRANT IS AWARDED TO A FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR IN A
PARTICULAR COMPANY CATEGORY ONCE A MONTH ON A ROTATING
BASIS. MONTHLY GRANT WINNERS ARE QUALIFIED TO OBTAIN ONE
OF THREE EXTRA $25,000 GRANTS AT THE CONCLUSION OF EACH
YEAR. EVERY MONTH, COMPANIES WITH AT LEAST $1 MILLION IN
REVENUE AND AT LEAST 51% FEMALE OWNERSHIP ARE GIVEN A
$1,000 HERRISE MICROGRANT. EVERY MONTH, APPLICATIONS ARE
ACCEPTED.

5. CARTIER GRANT AND EMPOWHER
GRANT
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OVER THE AGE OF 22 CAN APPLY FOR A
$25,000 BOUNDLESS FUTURE FOUNDATION EMPOWHER GRANT TO
HELP WITH BUSINESS-RELATED EXPENSES. EACH QUARTER,
APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED. THE FUND HERE FUTURE GRANT IS
AVAILABLE TO WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
THE WINNER OF THIS STARTUP GRANT FOR WOMEN-OWNED
ENTERPRISES WILL EARN $50,000, WHILE FOUR OTHER SMALL
BUSINESSES WILL RECEIVE $12,500 APIECE. THE CARTIER WOMEN-
OWNED BUSINESS STARTUP GRANT IS AN ANNUAL PROGRAM THAT
PROVIDES EARLY-STAGE COMPANY SUPPORT TO NINE DISTINCT
PLACES ACROSS THE GLOBE. THE WINNERS IN FIRST PLACE
RECEIVE $100,000, THOSE IN SECOND PLACE RECEIVE $60,000, AND
THOSE IN THIRD PLACE RECEIVE $30,000.

6. TORY BURCH FELLOWS PROGRAM AND THE
AMBER GRANT
AMBER GRANT PAYS TRIBUTE TO A YOUNG LADY WHO, AT THE
TENDER AGE OF 19, PASSED AWAY BEFORE REALIZING HER DREAM
OF BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR. THE PROGRAM AWARDS A $10,000
WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES STARTUP GRANT EACH MONTH. ONE
OF THESE LADIES RECEIVES AN ADDITIONAL $25,000 GRANT AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE YEAR. EACH OF THE 50 FELLOWS SELECTED
BY THE TORY BURCH FELLOWS PROGRAM IS AWARDED A $5,000
SCHOLARSHIP, AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR NETWORKING,
COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND A YEAR OF DIGITAL EDUCATION. THE
CANDIDATE MUST BE A LAWFUL RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
AND ITS TERRITORIES, BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD, AND OWN AT
LEAST 51% OF THE BUSINESS. THE SOGAL FOUNDATION OFFERS
$5,000 AND $10,000 AWARDS TO BLACK WOMEN AND NONBINARY
ENTREPRENEURS IN COLLABORATION WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH
AS WALMART CENTER FOR RACIAL EQUITY AND TWILIO.

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INFORMATION
IT IS CRITICAL TO COMPREHEND THE STRINGENT APPLICATION AND
COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY OBTAIN
THESE INCENTIVES FOR THE LAUNCH OF WOMEN-OWNED
BUSINESSES. ADDITIONALLY, IT'S A DRAWN-OUT AND DIFFICULT
PROCESS, AND YOU HAVE TO COMPETE WITH OTHER
APPLICATIONS. HOWEVER, YOU MAY EMPLOY QUALIFIED GRANT
WRITERS FROM AMERICA'S GOT GRANTS, AND THEY CAN CREATE A
PROFESSIONAL GRANT APPLICATION ON YOUR BEHALF,
STREAMLINING THE ENTIRE PROCESS FOR YOU. FOR A LITTLE
$29.95 PER MONTH, YOU CAN JOIN AMERICA'S GOT GRANTS AND
RECEIVE UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON VARIOUS GRANT
POSSIBILITIES, INCLUDING WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS STARTUP
GRANTS, AND GRANTS FOR HOUSING, EDUCATION, DISABILITY, AND
PERSONAL USE, AMONG OTHERS.

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