Top 10 Challenges of Starting a Business

Percentage of women in the U.S. labor force: 46.3%
Percentage of women in management, professional and related occupations: 50.6%
Percentage of female Fortune 500 CEOs: 2.4%
-Catalyst U.S. Women in Business report

Dear Friends,

We appreciate our supporters making a lasting impact in the "Give the Gift of Jobs" campaign! As we all know, a healthy local economy requires empowered entrepreneurs and a sustainable small business community.

As we mention in this week's video, "Top 10 Challenges of Starting a Business—" for aspiring women entrepreneurs, funding is the greatest hurdle.

We would be grateful for your help to fund 20 scholarships for low-income women entrepreneurs to attend the Entrepreneurship Training Course in February 2012. We ask you to contribute to their economic future in any of three ways:

1. Participate in our IndieGoGo campaign [http://bit.ly/wbcgogo] to contribute to the success of women business owners.
2. Click on Paypal [http://bit.ly/egwbc2011] and donate to our Women's Business Center Scholarship Fund.
3. Pass this on to 20 family members, friends, foundations or funders.

The Women's Business Center Scholarship Fund ensures greater opportunities for aspiring and seasoned local women small business owners. The WBC is a vital part of Empowerment Group's vision to empower Philadelphia small business owners with no- to low-cost workshops, personalized action plans, our Women Entrepreneurs' Circle and our signature Entrepreneurship Week— celebrating community businesses and the entrepreneurs behind them.

Empowerment Group's bottom line is to create positive, lasting change for our clients, their families and their communities. With your donation, you fuel their dreams and our economy.

Happy Holidays!

Respectfully,

Judi Rhee Alloway

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Thank you so much to Empowerment Group and to Women Business Center for their support! Please help us to continue helping anothers Women on Business!