About Us

Our Mission

We harness the power of focused programming and strategic relationships for experienced women business owners who are building their wealth-creating capacity.

Our History

In 1974, an informal group of women business owners in the Washington, DC area met to trade information about federal contracts, bank credit, and other business issues.  Every few weeks, more women began attending the group and it became clear that there was a great need for a formal organization devoted to helping women business owners grow their businesses.  By 1975, our founders were organized, named, and chartered as a national organization.

The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) is the voice of America's 10.6 million women-owned businesses.  Since 1975, NAWBO has helped women evolve their businesses by sharing resources and providing a single voice to shape economic and public policy.  NAWBO is the only dues-based national organization representing the interest of all women entrepreneurs across all industries.

Our Priorities

NAWBO Greater DC works to promote interdependence among the more than 45,000 women business owners in the Washington, DC area and to:

• Build a community of relationships and provide resources to help women business owners and women-owned businesses grow
• Influence public policy on issues that impact business owners
• Encourage and support business ownership by women