Let’s Build What’s Next Together
Every connection brings us closer to unlocking women’s full economic potential. Whether you’re an investor, policymaker, entrepreneur, or partner organization, your voice matters in shaping solutions that fuel opportunity. Reach out to explore how we can collaborate, share insights, and move research into action.
The past shapes the future, but it does not limit it. We are driving towards an ecosystem in which anyone can turn a great idea into a thriving startup or a mature, expanding firm. Our tools include catalytic gatherings, collected knowledge and lived experiences, and new research focused on unlocking unrealized potential.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Women’s Entrepreneurship Institute is building a strong foundation to drive lasting impact. We are part of a dynamic community of academics, lawmakers, businesspeople, investors, and students who continuously learn and grow together. Our approach, constituency, and partnership model are summarized here.
The Women's Entrepreneurship Institute advances women's business ownership through transformative research, education, and policy innovation. We are striving towards a future where women have limitless access to the capital, knowledge, and opportunity to thrive as entrepreneurs, and fuel a stronger economy with their success.
WEI’s research and insights are designed for investors, companies, elected officials, entrepreneurs, students, and schools. Our work identifies undervalued and overlooked industries, regions, and models; highlights best practices; distills data-driven insights into actionable policy proposals; and supports business networks and technical assistance programs.
WEI is the only nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to research, convening, policy discovery, and community advocacy for women’s business ownership. WEI’s resources, including original analysis and open-access educational materials, are freely available to and reach a wide cross-section of communities of interest. By acting as a central clearinghouse for research and resources, WEI elevates and amplifies others’ work; WEI also hosts collaborative problem-solving workshops that connect and align stakeholders around shared goals.
You can support by partnering with us, investing in our research, amplifying our findings, or participating in our events. Each form of support strengthens our ability to drive systemic progress.
Building a stronger future for women entrepreneurs through research, resources, and partnerships that drive meaningful impact.