Woman Innovators & Entrepreneurs
NNWBC Chair Donna James, second from left, stands with featured speakers during a Council event at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office in March.
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Innovation & Entrepreneurship
NWBC releases groundbreaking research on patents and trademarks, celebrates women and innovation.
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Read NWBC's Annual Report
The NWBC spent the past year conducting research to make the best policy recommendations possible. Read our full report here.
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The NWBC is a non-partisan federal advisory council created to serve as an independent source of advice and policy recommendation to the president, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners.
Who and What is the National Women’s Business Council?
Research
Intelletual Property & Women Entrepreneurs
The number of women awarded patents has soared over the last several decades far beyond previously reported figures, and the percentage of trademarks granted to women has... More
Women-Owned Firms in the United States
Every five years, the U.S. Census completes an extensive Survey of Business Owners (SBO) that examines businesses by the gender of the business owner. This is the only... More
NWBC's 2011 Annual Report
As independent advisors to the President, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) is required to... More
NWBC News
Magdalah Racine-Silva Appointed to National Women’s Business Council
WASHINGTON – The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) has appointed Magdalah Racine-Silva as the newest member of its nonpartisan federal advisory council.... More
More Women Obtaining Patents, Trademarks in Recent Years
WASHINGTON –The number of women awarded patents has soared over the last several decades far beyond previously reported figures, and the percentage of trademarks... More
Upcoming Events
National Small Business Week
May 20 2012 (All day) to May 26 2012 (All day)
Small Business Person of the Year winners from 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam will converge on Washington, D.C. in May, when one of them will be... More
America's Small Business Summit
May 21 2012 (All day) to May 23 2012 (All day)
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s annual America’s Small Business Summit unites small business owners, managers, and entrepreneurs from across the... More
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