We’ve updated the Lioness Resource Guide to help female entrepreneurs in all stages of the entrepreneurial process. Here, you can find marketing tools, financial guides, and anything you may need for your business journey.
QUICK LINKS: Accelerators & Incubators // Angel Investors & Venture Capitalists // Competitions & Grants // Free Courses & Guides // Marketing Tools // Photos // Financial Guides & Tools // News & Trends // Podcasts // Startup Resources
ACCELERATORS & INCUBATORS
Note: Accelerators/incubators with an asterisk (*) are women-only.
500 Startups – California
AlphaLab – Pennsylvania
Aviatra Accelerators* – Ohio / Kentucky
AZ TechCelerator – Arizona
Backstage — Multi-State
The Brandery – Ohio
Capital Innovators – Minnesota
Change Catalyst – California / Multi-State
Code2040 – California
Digital Undivided* – Georgia/New Jersey
Dreamit Ventures – Multi-State
EforAll – Massachusetts/Colorado
Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator – New York
Foodx – New York
gener8tor – Minnesota
Impact 307 – Wyoming
Innovation Depot – Alabama
Launch Tennessee – Tennessee
Mass Challenge – Massachusetts
MergeLane* – Colorado
NewME – Colorado
New Venture Challenge – Illinois
reSET – Connecticut
SheEO* – Global
Springboard Enterprises* – Washington, D.C.
Start.coop – Multistate (co-operatives)
Startup Space – (Global, online)
Stella Labs* – California
Store No. 8 —New York (retail)
Techstars – Multistate
The Refinery* – Connecticut
Valley Venture Mentors – Massachusetts
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council Student Entrepreneur Program* – Multi-State
Women’s Startup Lab* – California
Wyoming Technology Business Center – Wyoming
Y Combinator – California
Yield Lab – Global (food)
Want more accelerator resource info for female entrepreneurs? Here you go.
QUICK LINKS: Accelerators & Incubators // Angel Investors & Venture Capitalists // Competitions & Grants // Free Courses & Guides // Marketing Tools // Photos // Financial Guides & Tools // News & Trends // Podcasts // Startup Resources
ANGEL INVESTORS & VENTURE CAPITALISTS
Note: Angel Investors/Venture Capitalists with an asterisk (*) are women-only.
AngelList (find an investor)
Want more funding resource info for female entrepreneurs? Here you go.
QUICK LINKS: Accelerators & Incubators // Angel Investors & Venture Capitalists // Competitions & Grants // Free Courses & Guides // Marketing Tools // Photos // Financial Guides & Tools // News & Trends // Podcasts // Startup Resources
COMPETITIONS & GRANTS
Note: Competitions/Grants with an asterisk (*) are women-only.
Amber Grant* (monthly grant/scholarship giveaway)
Arch Grant Competition (global startup competition)
Cartier Women’s Initiative* (solving global challenges)
CodeLaunch (seed accelerator competition)
Collision PITCH (startup pitch competition)
Draper Competition* (Smith College collegiate women entrepreneurs)
FedEx Small Business Grant Contest
Halstead Grant (jewelry grant award for emerging designers)
Hatch Pitch (pitch competition for cybersecurity companies)
JCK Industry Fund (grants for sustainable companies in the jewelry industry)
MIT $100K (three contests; pitch, accelerate, and launch)
Ms. Foundation* (organizations serving women and girls)
SXSW Pitch (startup pitch competition)
U.Pitch (pitch competition for collegiate founders)
Women Startup Challenge (tech)
Want more contest resource info for female entrepreneurs? Here you go.
QUICK LINKS: Accelerators & Incubators // Angel Investors & Venture Capitalists // Competitions & Grants // Free Courses & Guides // Marketing Tools // Photos // Financial Guides & Tools // News & Trends // Podcasts // Startup Resources
FREE COURSES & GUIDES
50 Startup Founders Reveal Why Their Startups Failed (ebook)
Building A Startup That Matters (ebook)
Charge What You’re Worth (pricing guide)
CodeLab (learn to code for free)
Dash (learn to code websites)
Digital Marketing Guide (digital download)
Elevate Customer Interaction (ebook on acquiring customers)
Guide to Customer Engagement (ebook)
How To Build A Startup (Basics of customer and market place feedback)
How To Get Sponsorships (courses on landing sponsors)
How to Start a Blog (a beginners guide)
How to Start a Business (template)
Introduction to Public Relations (online course)
Primer (marketing lessons)
Public Relations Resources (guides)
Want more how-to resource info for female entrepreneurs? Here you go.
QUICK LINKS: Accelerators & Incubators // Angel Investors & Venture Capitalists // Competitions & Grants // Free Courses & Guides // Marketing Tools // Photos // Financial Guides & Tools // News & Trends // Podcasts // Startup Resources
MARKETING TOOLS
Adobe Spark Post (free graphic design software)
Agora Pulse (Facebook engagement barometer)
Buffer (social media management)
Campaign Monitor (email marketing analysis)
Canva (free design templates)
Design Evo (free logo maker)
Fiverr (marketing services starting at $5)
Foto Jet (free design templates)
Hootsuite (managing social media accounts)
Infogram (create infographics)
MailJet (email solutions)
Marketing Grader (see how strong your website is)
Moo (business cards & postcards)
Similar Web (see how your competitor’s website matches up)
Stencil (image creation for social media)
Want more marketing resource info for female entrepreneurs? Here you go.
QUICK LINKS: Accelerators & Incubators // Angel Investors & Venture Capitalists // Competitions & Grants // Free Courses & Guides // Marketing Tools // Photos // Financial Guides & Tools // News & Trends // Podcasts // Startup Resources
PHOTOS
Want more image resource info for female entrepreneurs? Here you go.
QUICK LINKS: Accelerators & Incubators // Angel Investors & Venture Capitalists // Competitions & Grants // Free Courses & Guides // Marketing Tools // Photos // Financial Guides & Tools // News & Trends // Podcasts // Startup Resources
FINANCIAL GUIDES & TOOLS
Accion (affordable financial services)
ChallengeHER (federal contracting)
Launchopedia (how to be more investable)
Indiegogo (crowdfunding)
Kickstarter (crowdfunding)
Napkin Finance (money in 30 seconds or less)
The Balance (understanding money)
Intuit Quickbooks (free invoice generator)
Want more money resource info for female entrepreneurs? Here you go.
QUICK LINKS: Accelerators & Incubators // Angel Investors & Venture Capitalists // Competitions & Grants // Free Courses & Guides // Marketing Tools // Photos // Financial Guides & Tools // News & Trends // Podcasts // Startup Resources
NEWS & TRENDS
Want more news resource info for female entrepreneurs? Here you go.
QUICK LINKS: Accelerators & Incubators // Angel Investors & Venture Capitalists // Competitions & Grants // Free Courses & Guides // Marketing Tools // Photos // Financial Guides & Tools // News & Trends // Podcasts // Startup Resources
PODCASTS
Brown Ambition (balancing life and career)
Build Your Tribe (online business & list building)
The Femails (deep dive into the world of women and work)
Game Changers (inspiration)
Glambition Radio (Interviews with women entrepreneurs)
Goal Digger (workshop-style business podcast)
HerMoney (focused on improving women’s relationship with money)
Radio Cherry Bombe (food industry)
Side Hustle Pro (spotlighting black female entrepreneurs)
Women at Work (dealing with discrimination in the workplace)
Want more podcast info for female entrepreneurs? Here you go.
QUICK LINKS: Accelerators & Incubators // Angel Investors & Venture Capitalists // Competitions & Grants // Free Courses & Guides // Marketing Tools // Photos // Financial Guides & Tools // News & Trends // Podcasts // Startup Resources
STARTUP RESOURCES
Business Model Canvas (map out your business)
Forge (manufacturing startup support)
Hello Alice (business advisor)
Lane (where to hire women in tech)
The Lean Launchpad (what you need to launch)
Tips & To-Do Manager (keep track of and rank your priorities)
Startup Library (tips, ideas, and startup basics)
Startup Resources (a list of resources you may need)
Startup Stash (a list of resources)
Valuation (calculate startup valuation for free)
Women Who Startup (education, resources)
Want more startup resource info for female entrepreneurs? Here you go.
QUICK LINKS: Accelerators & Incubators // Angel Investors & Venture Capitalists // Competitions & Grants // Free Courses & Guides // Marketing Tools // Photos // Financial Guides & Tools // News & Trends // Podcasts // Startup Resources
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