Beacon
BEACON is a community-led
campaign to make Washington, DC
the most influential and supportive
city for women entrepreneurs in the
United States.

Becoming Beacon

Our goal is to make Washington, DC a model city to demonstrate how investors, companies, mentors and government can work together to ensure women entrepreneurs have an equal opportunity to succeed.

Help Us Build DC's Most Complete Directory of

Women-Owned Businesses

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Sarah Bayot
Founder, Owner, Designer
Kicheko Goods
Meaning “smile/laughter” in Swahili, Kicheko Goods is a socially conscious company that designs distinctive pieces which invest in education. Founded in 2014, Kicheko is an emerging brand made in DC. Concepts for the brand’s small batch collections are inspired by geometry, nature, and travel. Kicheko's aesthetic shares an unrefined boldness, sophisticated earthiness and playful simplicity..
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Jonnie Jamison
President
J2 Real Estate

At J2 Real Estate, we ​FIND HOMES, we SELL HOMES, and we help MAKE HOMES HOME. With decades of real estate experience in the DC metro area including over $350,000,000 in sales and over 1,000 home​s marketed, sold or renovated, J2 Real Estate is your DC real estate one-stop-shop.

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Alisha Ramos
CEO and Founder
Girls' Night In
Girls’ Night In is a weekly newsletter that makes it easier for boss millennial women to take a break and treat themselves. We share self-care tips, little luxuries, and smart reads, all meant to help you recharge during a night in.
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Find the support for your women-owned business

Resources

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Emily Eakland
Co-Founder, Co-Director
ReCreative Spaces
ReCreative Spaces designs places for communities to gather + share their passion for art of all kinds.
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Christina Martinez-Williams
Founder
Syngenuity Circles
Differences DEFINE us. Photos CONNECT us. Sharing UNITES us.

Experience the peace, love, and unity that happens when women come together in circles across divides and share stories. Join (or host) a bi-monthly in-person or online Syngenuity Circle happening across the country and feel the power of women's unity!
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Martina Coates-Nance
Founder and CEO
Your Clarity Coach LLC
I am Martina Coates-Nance, Founder and CEO of Your Clarity Coach LLC. Your Clarity Coach's mission is to serve women and men like who are seeking transformational CLARITY in their lives, careers and businesses.
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Events

For Women, By Women, We All Belong Here

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Thru
25
Jul 2018
Grow My Business Course
Financial Empowerment Center at South County

Empowered Women International’s Grow My Business program is a business development course where you will learn new techniques and strategies on finances, budgeting, accounting, marketing, access to capital, and other business skills that will help you continue growing as a businesswoman. With 1-on-1 coaching and expert guests at every class.

Scholarships available.

Wed
30
May
Empowomant Q&A: Being A Mompreneur
Optoro, Inc.

Join Empowomant as we discuss how to effectively manage career and family as a mompreneur! Come with questions, our Q&A's are a dialog, we talk through real life challenges you're facing with our panel! We encourage sharing, so feel free to weigh in anytime during our discussion. Our panel is ready to help you build your business all while high performing as a mom!

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