Business Resources
Community Organizations with
WBO Ambassadors
Maryland State Resources
District of Columbia Resources
Chambers of Commerce
General Business Resources
General Women's Information
& Issues
Women's Health
Women's Groups
Community Organizations with WBO Ambassadors
• CSAAC
• Montgomery Community College - WBO Scholarship
• RICA
• Montgomery County Women's Fair
• Women's Legislative Briefing
Maryland State Resources
• Articles of Incorporation in Maryland
• Maryland Better Business Bureau
• Maryland Business License Center
• Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• Montgomery College Office of Procurement
• Montgomery County Commission for Women
• Montgomery County Department of Economic Development and Business Resource Center
• Entrepreneur's Exchange, Inc. (EE) Entrepreneur's Exchange, Inc. is a nonprofit organization founded in 1985 in Annapolis to provide encouragement, support, education, information exchange and marketing exposure to small business owners or individuals with the entrepreneurial spirit. The group meets monthly for lunch, networking and a program. http://www.entrepreneursexchange.org
District of Columbia
Resources
• DC Government Website
http://brc.dc.gov/brchome.shtm
TIP: If starting a new business, go into their office and pick up a Master Business License packet. It is now an all in one application, although that's not explained on the web site.• Incorporating in DC
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, Business Regulation Administration, Corporation Division
(202) 442-9504
Chambers of Commerce
• Greater Washington Board of Trade
• Olney
• Potomac
General Business Resources
• The Better Business Bureau provides consumer and business guidance and processes complaints about unethical business behavior to help resolve and prevent disputes.
• Department of Labor's Women's Bureau
The Women's Bureau at the Department of Labor has announced the launch of an electronic newsletter called e-News.
• IRS site where you can download tax forms and instructions online.
• The Small Business Resource Center at SunTrust Bank offers great resources for a variety of industries. You can visit their library without an appointment.
• Washington Area Women's Foundation
• The Women's Business Center offers inexpensive classes on management, finances, small business ownership, and other hot topics. You can also call to get referrals and suggestions on how to solve small business problems.The Women's Business Center, Inc. (WBC) is a non-profit organization assisting women business owners at all stages of business development. To see their current schedule of events visit the National Women's Business Center.
General Women's Information and Issues
• Women Leaders Online/Women Organizing for Change
Women's Health
• National Partnership for Women and Families
Women's Groups
• The Association for Women in Communications (AWC) is the premier professional association for women communicators worldwide, founded in 1909.
http://www.womcom.orgMaryland Chapter site is at http://www.womenincommunications.org/womcommd/index.html
• American Business Women's Association, founded in 1949, brings together women of diverse backgrounds to provide opportunities for them to grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition.
http://www.abwa.orgMaryland Chapter site is at
http://www.abwamdcap.org
Women Business Owners
of Montgomery County
PO Box
1281, Rockville, Maryland 20849-1281
(301) 421-4890
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