January’s 8 Money Resources for Female Entrepreneurs

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.