Empowering Women: Building a Stronger Tomorrow

The success of women entrepreneurs significantly expands women’s role in creating wealth, prosperity, and well-being for the nation in the 21st?century. SBA celebrates the successes of women entrepreneurs every day, especially during Women’s History Month.

Nationally, women own or co-own 45% of all businesses accounting for an astounding 13 million businesses that support nearly 9.4 million jobs and generating $1.9 trillion in annual revenues. In NH, there are 138,199 small businesses with 34% reporting as woman owned.

?To celebrate locally, the SBA NH is partnering with the Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network (WREN) to host the 2024 Small Business Empowerment Summit, on Wednesday, March 27, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., at AMC Highland Center in Bretton Woods. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage and learn from seasoned business professionals, participate in discussions about the fundamental elements of business, and network with fellow entrepreneurs. Register Here

?One of the featured business owners of this event is NH Small Business Development Center (SBDC) client, Hailee Hampton. Hailee is the owner and designer of ‘All Hail Designs’ -- a hat company located in her hometown of Littleton, NH. Hailee started with creating 100 hats in 2021 and has grown the business into a second location in Woodstock, NH as well as a thriving online store and has more than 25 wholesale accounts. She did this with the support and assistance of Kyla Bustin, Regional Director of the NH SBDC, coupled with a lot of bootstrapping along the way. For more information visit All Hail Designs.

SBA NH also wants to salute other women owned businesses making strides and a difference in New Hampshire and beyond.

As an SBA resource partners the Center for Women and Enterprise (CWE) has been instrumental in the success of many women-owned businesses statewide. They recently announced this year's NH Rising Star Winner, Nicole Sublette. Nicole noticed a significant gap in mental health services' underrepresentation of BIPoC and LGBTQIA+ individuals which inspired her to establish ‘Therapists of Color New England’., Her practiced offers tailored and accessible support to empower marginalized communities. Engaging with CWE has been transformative for Nicole's mental health group practice where she received mentorship and vital connections in a supportive community. Nicole Sublette Counseling.

Swan Contracting, LLC is a certified Woman Owned Small Business and is one of the SBA’s ?8(a) certified NH-based small businesses. Working in the construction industry is no small feat for women but being a well-respected and successful prime contractor in the government contracting space takes it to a whole different level.

Chief Operating Officer Rebecca Brown has been with the company since its inception in 2012 alongside owner, Maria Fallon. Becky oversees all of the day-to-day operations of the business and has been instrumental in the growh of the company. The SBA NH Team congratulates Becky and the Swan Contracting team on being featured as a panelist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Women Owned Small Business Forum on March 26, 2024 in Washington, DC in celebration of Women’s History Month. ?Swan Contracting (swan2b.com)