2018 Grant Program

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

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Check out BEACON's latest report:
Building Inclusive Ecosystems with Intentionality: A Strategy to Enhance Support for DC's Women Founders

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.

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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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Vanessa Ferragut
Founder & CEO
Greenease
Greenease is a mobile app that connects consumers with restaurants, cafes and grocers that buy from local and/or sustainable farms.
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Shelita White
President
Just Rock Enterprises
Just Rock offers music, dance and pe instruction via private, group and workshop experiences throughout the DMV.
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Find the support for your women-owned business

Resources

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Aisha Saaka
Co-Founder
Young African Professionals Network (YAP)
The Young African Professionals (YAP DC) Network is the premier conveners of events and opportunities for young African diaspora professionals ages 21-40. We provide timely and relevant resources, we facilitate innovative professional development experiences, we foster inspirational networking, and we encourage impactful community building.
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Elaine Pinson
Advancement Strategist
Halycon
Halcyon is a creativity incubator for both social entrepreneurs and socially-conscious artists. Halcyon Incubator, our flagship program, is a competitive, 13-month fellowship program, which includes a 5-month residency, to support the most promising early-stage social entrepreneurs in the world. Incubator accepts 2 cohorts of 8 social enterprises each year and has worked more than 60 ventures.
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Dionna Dorsey
Founder & CEO
District of Clothing
DISTRICT of CLOTHING was created to encourage positive messaging, local pride, and a ""can-do"" mentality. We triumphantly embrace the creative, entrepreneurial, and community doer spirit blossoming throughout our communities.
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Events

For Women, By Women, We All Belong Here

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Wed
20
Mar
LIVE Q&A - DMV REGIONAL ESHIP TOWN HALL MARCH 2019
Virtual

Join us for our third Town Hall, live from Portland, Oregon! We will hear from community members, updates on our projects, and upcoming special events. We start at 5 p.m. and meet online via livestream. New #ESHIP* community members welcome! *ESHIP = Entrepreneurship

Thu
21
Mar
weTHRIVE Women Entrepreneur's Conference
George Mason University - Arlington Campus

A full day event featuring keynote speakers, panel discussions and educational breakout sessions. The conference includes a continental breakfast, lunch, a networking social hour and Expo featuring sponsors/nonprofit partners.
Ticket Cost: $125 / Late Registration $175 - Space is LIMITED
https://washingtondc.score.org/wethrive

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