NAWBO
Kentucky Foundation
The NAWBO Kentucky Foundation is a non-profit foundation aimed at supporting women in business. The Foundation appreciates the support from NAWBO Kentucky members and beyond! Together, we will create a better environment for women in business, right now and well into the future.
- Diversity
- Equity
- Inclusion
- Belonging
Vision
- Educate and support underserved entrepreneurs in urban cities and rural communities in Kentucky.
- Strengthen the growth of women entrepreneurship in Kentucky with an emphasis on new startups and growth of existing businesses.
- Promote economic development within the entrepreneurial community in Kentucky.
- Strengthen Kentucky families through women business ownership by providing financial independence.
Goals
- Provide a network of women business owners in geographical markets around Kentucky to promote business growth and networking support.
- Provide entrepreneur education to high schools and underserved urban and rural areas to encourage business startups.
- Provide matchmaking between small Kentucky women owned businesses, and the enterprise and government entities for business growth.
Objectives
- Create curriculum for new business startup education for high school.
- Provide entrepreneurial education in high schools and underserved geographic areas in Kentucky.
- Provide NAWBO GROW program for new startups to assist in formation and success past 2 years.
- Create mastermind groups of existing women owned businesses to encourage vision and growth.
- Host a yearly matchmaking event for women business owners, enterprise companies and government entities.