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January’s 8 Money Resources for Female Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs need support to launch and scale their businesses. We've got eight resources you can apply to now.

Welcome to 2022! Let’s start the new year off right. We’ve got a roundup of the best resources to help female entrepreneurs – accelerators, grants, competitions and relief programs. Let’s dive in!

Our resources for this month:

DoorDash Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund (Winter Round)

  • For: Local restaurants across the United States affected by natural disasters
  • What: $1,000,000 in grants for businesses
  • Deadline: Jan. 31

Smith College 2022 Draper Competition

  • For: Business owners who are undergraduate women at any accredited not-for-profit university in the United States
  • What: Opportunity to compete for $100,000 in funding, scholarships and other prizes
  • Deadline: Feb. 4

Fearless Fund and The Tory Burch Foundation’s Women of Color Grant Program

  • For: Businesses owned by women of color
  • What: $10,000 – $20,000 in grants, mentoring
  • Deadline: Feb. 9th

The Women’s Business Development Council Equity Match Grant Program

  • For: Women-owned businesses headquartered in Connecticut and established before Feb. 13, 2020
  • What: Up to $10,000 in grants
  • Deadline: Feb. 13

Techstars Georgia Accelerator

  • For: Startups and businesses in Georgia
  • What: Funding; mentorships; networking; hosting, accounting and legal support; Demo Day opportunities
  • Deadline: April 6

Techstars Iowa Accelerator

  • For: Startups and businesses in Iowa
  • What: Funding; mentorships; networking; hosting, accounting and legal support; Demo Day opportunities
  • Deadline: April 6

2022 Cleantech Open Accelerator

  • For: Tech businesses focusing on the following areas
    • Generating Energy
    • Energy Distribution & Storage
    • Energy Efficiency
    • Chemicals & Advanced Materials
    • Information & Communications Technologies (ICT)
    • Green Building
    • Transportation
    • Agriculture, Water & Waste
  • What: Up to $75,000 in funding, training workshops, networking, business support services
  • Deadline: April 17
    • Note: there is an application fee of $30 through Feb. 28. On March 1, the application fee becomes $75.

Comcast RISE

  • For: Business owners who identify as Black, Indigenous, a person of color or a woman
    • Note: the program was recently expanded – all female business owners are eligible to apply. The deadline is now June 17.
  • What: Marketing, creative, media and technology services
  • Deadline: June 17

Interested in finding more resources for female entrepreneurs? Read our Finding Funding section to browse more funding opportunities, or check out our News Briefs section for immediate announcements.

About the author

Laura Grant

As Managing Editor of Lioness, Laura Grant works with the editorial team and a slew of freelancers and regular contributors to produce a publication that offers equal parts inspiration and information. Laura is a graduate of Western New England University with a bachelor’s degree in English Literature and a master's degree in Communications. She spent her undergraduate term developing her writing and communication skills through internships, tutoring and student media involvement. Her goal is to publish a novel one day. Before joining Lioness full-time, Laura was a freelancer herself and wrote many stories for the magazine.

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