Our Mission
To enable women to achieve lifelong financial independence and economic autonomy, ensuring they have the community and resources to choose how to thrive through every life and career stage—including using business ownership as a powerful vehicle for self-determination.
Our Why
While today there are more women-owned businesses than ever before, systemic barriers remain for women as business owners. There is as much need as ever to gather together — because we believe we thrive when we connect and grow together. WBON provides an opportunity for women to learn from one another, as business owners and aspiring business owners, how to achieve financial independence by starting, growing, and scaling a business.
We advance WBON’s mission through:
Education. Empowering our members to solve business, social and economic challenges. We provide concrete resources and information to help improve the sustainability of our members’ businesses and financial independence.
Public Influence. Initiating and supporting public policy that combats inequities and promotes gender parity and an inclusive Vermont economy. We work to capture the inherent power of business to represent ideals of equitable opportunities to legislative bodies, news media, and the general public.
Community. Members share challenges, successes and resources while developing valuable relationships in a safe and confidential environment. We share a belief that when women do well, we all do well — and the result will be thriving local communities and a more prosperous and stable Vermont economy.
WBON is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Contributions may be tax-deductible as charitable contributions on the donor’s federal income tax return. They may be deductible as trade or business expenses if ordinary and necessary in the conduct of the taxpayer’s business.