Empowering Women Business Owners
ABOUT NAWBO RICHMOND
NAWBO Richmond is the premier NAWBO Chapter in Virginia. Since 1982 NAWBO Richmond has provided a strong voice and vision for a dynamic group of women business owners and corporate partners in Central Virginia.
How do we run this powerhouse female organization?
WHAT WE DO
ADVOCACY
NAWBO was founded in 1975 to be the first advocacy organization for all women business owners. In the beginning, there were twelve women business owners who met informally in the D.C. area to share information about federal contracts, access to capital and other issues related to their businesses.
RESOURCES
The U.S. Small Business Administration continues to help small business owners and entrepreneurs pursue the American dream. The SBA is the only cabinet-level federal agency fully dedicated to small business and provides counseling, capital, and contracting expertise as the nation’s only go-to resource and voice for small businesses.
BLACK WOMAN BUSINESS OWNERS
3rd
Virginia ranks 3rd in the nation for the average income for self-employed Black women business owners.
FROM 402,000 TO 12.3 MILLION
31x
The number of women-owned businesses has increased by 31 times since the first time the U.S. Census Bureau provided data on minority-owned and women-owned businesses in 1972.
THIRD IN THE NATION
90.5%
Virginia has an outstanding startup early survival rate that is third in the nation.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Tue, Jan 28Lavender HillJan 28, 2025, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PMLavender Hill , 1705 Commonwealth Ave, Richmond, VA 23230, USA
- Fri, Feb 07The Workshop by T&DFeb 07, 2025, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AMThe Workshop by T&D, 1400 Mactavish Ave, Richmond, VA 23230, USA
