Web Resources
Local Resources
Haynes and Boone, LLP Legal Publications
This link to the Haynes and Boone, LLP website will give you access to attorney-authored news alerts, publications and articles highlighting hot topics in legal news and current developments in the law affecting businesses and industries worldwide. You may also want to click on the “events” tab to gain access to upcoming events of interest.
The Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce
The Dallas Regional Chamber promotes prosperity through public policy, economic development and member engagement. The Dallas Regional Chamber is a not for profit organization committed to the betterment of our region. Its membership consists of approximately 3,000 businesses across twelve counties representing nearly 600,000 employees.
The Dallas Business Journal
The Dallas Business Journal is a weekly newspaper as well as online resource that features local business news from around the nation. They have partnered with NAWBO D/FW to give a discounted rate to the members regarding their subscription to the weekly paper.
Women’s Enterprise (WE)
The Dallas based magazine is a monthly magazine as well as online resource the includes local and national news pertaining to women business owners. They have partnered with NAWBO D/FW to give a discounted rate to the members regarding their subscription to the magazine.
Dallas Women’s Museum
The Women’s Museum: An Institute for the Future, in association with the Smithsonian Institution, is a comprehensive national American women’s history museum. Located in Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, The Women’s Museum’s 70,000 square foot building provides a home for programs and exhibits where people can honor the past and explore the contributions of women throughout history.
Business Resources
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) National Site
Find a wealth of resources for women business owners including the NAWBO SmartBrief, news and business articles, membership directory, and business resources. Browse through our Advocacy section to discover policy issues relating to women business owners, and NAWBO’s position on these issues.
US Chamber of Commerce
This is a good source of general business information. Select Meet your Elected Officials from the middle of the home page.
Small Business Administration (SBA)
An independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.
The Center for Women’s Business Research
The Center for Women’s Business Research is the go-to source on the trends, characteristics, achievements, and challenges of women business owners and their enterprises. Our research enables America’s top corporations, government policy-makers, associations, and advocacy organizations to make informed, progressive decisions about programs and policies designed to reach and benefit women entrepreneurs.
The Office of Small Business Development Centers
Provides management assistance to current and prospective small business owners. SBDCs offer one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing a wide variety of information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations. The program is a cooperative effort of the private sector, the educational community and federal, state and local governments and is an integral component of Entrepreneurial Development’s network of training and counseling services.
Government & Public Policy Resources
Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)
The nation’s largest bipartisan public policy organization that advocates for and on behalf of women business owners and women in business on economic issues.
The SBA Office of Advocacy
It contains a great deal of information and many articles on small business issues and their status.
Contact Federal Government:
- Contact the President
- Contact Texas Senators
- Contact Texas Congresspersons
Contact State Government:
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas State Senate
Benefit & Tax Resources
Policy and Taxation Group
Policy and Taxation Group is dedicated to the elimination of the estate and gift taxes (“death taxes”) and the elimination of the destructive effect that those taxes have on families, family businesses, job creation, the national economy and government revenues.
Certification & Education Resources
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
WBENC works to foster diversity in the world of commerce with programs and policies designed to expand opportunities and eliminate barriers in the marketplace for women business owners. WBENC works with representatives of corporations to encourage the utilization and expansion of supplier/vendor diversity programs.
Women Business Owner (NWBOC)
Provides a national certification program for women-owned businesses. The certification, called “Woman Business Enterprise” (WBE) Certification, ensures that a private, for-profit company is truly owned and controlled by a woman or women.
National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB)
Our mission is to support members through a comprehensive program of advocacy, training and technical assistance, communication, and the promotion of strategic partnerships for the advancement of our nation’s workforce.