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This is an exciting time to be a woman business owner! Women are starting businesses at twice the rate of men and staying in business longer. Based on current calculations using the latest data (2007) from the Center for Women's Business Research (CWBR), "Nearly 10.4 million firms are 50% or more owned by women, employing more than 12.8 million people and generating $1.9 trillion in sales." 
Our parent company, the Community Business Partnership is a collaborative effort among several key organizations in Fairfax County to provide high quality, professional small business services. Created through a local initiative of the Small Business Commission and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, its programs target individuals interested in starting or in expanding an existing small business. Many of our clients are simply looking to better organize, plan and manage their businesses within a rapidly evolving economy.
The Office For Women is an agency of Fairfax County government committed to removing barriers to women and girls in the County so that they are better able to contribute to and benefit from the community. We work to change policies, develop community programs and provide information and resources for County residents and employees. Some of the areas where we can offer information or support include starting or growing a business, career management, access to the legal system, divorce and separation, girls and technology, violence against women, women and diversity, and women in crisis. We work closely with Commission For Women, an advisory group whose volunteer members are appointed by and advise the Board of Supervisors. Our Women's Resource Guide provides a way to locate free or low-cost services for women in Northern Virginia. In addition to the above, the Women's Business Center has working partnerships with the Fairfax County Office For Children, the Fairfax County Department of Purchasing and Supply Management. 
The Mason Enterprise Center for Regional Analysis and Entrepreneurship aims to incorporate the ideas of innovation and entrepreneurship into the economy and society of the region. To accomplish this task, the center is focusing the energy, skills and intellectual capital of George Mason University on enterprise creation, expansion and restructuring. 
