With appropriations season in full swing, WIPP submitted appropriations requests to the House and Senate. SBA hosts a number of programs that support women-owned businesses by giving them the tools and capital they need to succeed. As noted above, a majority of SBA-backed microloans go to women entrepreneurs while the Women’s Business Center program provides counseling and training to more than 140,000 entrepreneurs annually.

See link to WIPP website from where this news article was extracted:http://www.wipp.org/news/233565/WIPP-Advocacy-in-FY2016-Appropriations-Requests.htm