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Women-Owned Business

Women-owned businesses and the networks, grants, and mentorship programs that support them.

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Across Houston — from your block to the whole city. Find nearby places, resources, events, and neighbors building community close to home.

What's happening.

Workforce Development Success Story: From Job Seeker to Hiring Manager

BakerRipley's workforce program helped veteran Bradley James go from unemployed to hiring manager at a maritime company in just one year.

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Equity in Enterprise: Small Business Support from Commissioner Ellis

Harris County Small Business Equity and Opportunity Resources

Equity in Enterprise: Small Business Support from Commissioner Ellis

Who’s doing the work

Clinics, agencies, nonprofits, funders, and community groups

Health is delivered by many kinds of people and institutions. Start here to see who is providing care, organizing support, funding work, and shaping the system.

Harris County Commissioners Court

1 connection in this ecosystem

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How Women-Owned Business connects

Harris County Small Business Equity and Opportunity Resources

Equity in Enterprise: Small Business Support from Commissioner Ellis

Equity in Enterprise: Small Business Support from Commissioner Ellis

Equity in Enterprise: Small Business Support from Commissioner Ellis

Request for discussion and possible action on the Harris County M/WBE program.

$59,760

Annual household survival budget (65+)

Source: United For ALICE

29%

ALICE households (working, below survival budget)

Source: United For ALICE

44%

Households below the ALICE survival threshold

Source: United For ALICE

$64,325

Annual household survival budget (under 65)

Source: United For ALICE

265,780

Households in poverty

Source: United For ALICE

523,710

ALICE households (above poverty, below survival budget)

Source: United For ALICE

Available support.

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Food, rent, utilities

Mental health, 24/7

Potholes, trash, trees

Police, fire, ambulance

Harris County, 24/7

Organizations working here

Who works in Women-Owned Business in Houston

Harris County Commissioners Court

The governing body of Harris County, Texas

Volunteers of America Texas

Independence Heights

SANTA MARIA HOSTEL INC

Mental Health & Crisis Intervention nonprofit serving Houston.

GIRLS INCORPORATED OF GREATER HOUSTON

Youth Development nonprofit serving Houston.

Independence Heights