2018 Grant Program

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

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

Founder, Owner, Designer

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..

Vanessa Ferragut

Greenease is a mobile app that connects consumers with restaurants, cafes and grocers that buy from local and/or sustainable farms.

Krystin Hargrove

Empowomant is a for-profit social impact organization, empowering women to live with intention. We explore 3 core areas: self, family, and career applying our 3 step method of vision, work, and follow through to support women seeking personal and professional alignment. Through collaboration, we work to empower women around the world.

President and CEO

Flourishing Penguin

Custom stationery and wedding invitations designed to match your unique vision

Find the support for your women-owned business

Resources

Nexus 8 International, LLC

Nexus 8 International, LLC, located in Washington, DC, is a tech firm focused on developing Hippra, a mobile application and web-based platform that enables high-quality collaboration among healthcare providers. Our aim is to help physicians connect with other medical experts when challenging or difficult to diagnose cases arise so that positive healthcare outcomes can be maximized.

WOE (Women Own Excellence ) Magazin

WOE( Women Own Excellence) is the go-to guide designed to create a culture and lifestyle of excellence for women. Our focus is inspiration, style, self-empowerment and all around empowerment.

We are committed to delivering insightful and thought-provoking articles about women sharing failures, celebrating successes, and embracing moments of growth across the globe.

The moment you walk in, you'll notice that we do things a little bit differently from other yoga studios.

Co-Founder and Co-CEO

Nappie is a local baked goods company that began in Washington DC. The founders of Nappie created the company because of their desire to bring wholesome, delicious desserts into the casual food scene. Comprised of only natural ingredients, we strive to give our community the most wholesome alternatives to American's favorite baked goods.

Events

For Women, By Women, We All Belong Here

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.

American Dream Business Institute: Jump Start Your Business Class:Make Money in 30 Days

Zoom Video Online

Are you ready to stop talking about starting a business in 2018 and making money and actually do it? Most business owners ask me: WHAT'S NEXT? These sessions are intense and will cause you to think 'outside the box' and create a marketing plan to start making money in 30 days. Sessions will take place on Tuesdays from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm and will be on-going. ON-LINE from your computer or tablet.

Guerrilla Marketing for Entrepreneurs: Create Maximum Benefit at Minimal Cost !

Zoom Video Online

Create Maximum benefit at Minimum cost! Who is your target ?Where can you find ? How will you market? All questions that business owners struggle to answer. There is a war to survive and thrive, are you ready to fight as a Guerrilla Marketer? You will learn how to: Maximize your profit - Don’t leave money on the table Replicate, Expand to new ventures. IT is Not about Sales but Profit!

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