What NYWIB offers
Building businesses one woman at a time
Our mission is to help women grow their businesses one at a time by providing skills, tools, and resources critical for success. When you join New York Women in Business (NYWIB), you join a strong network of women-owned businesses. An alliance of professional organizations, we help small business owners gain access to mentoring, networking, education and valuable business resources. Our supportive community is a place to test ideas among peers and learn from experts and other successful women.
Our community includes startups, independent contractors and solo entrepreneurs in the New York Tri-State area. NYWIB spans the spectrum of business types including retail, e-commerce, food, hospitality, fashion, financial services, marketing, wellness, beauty, arts, entertainment and community service organizations.
Gain broader exposure, share ideas and build dependable business networks
- Events
- Access to thought leaders
- Networking
- Community
- Partnerships
Powering your success
Develop new and relevant business skills. Our robust programming is being updated constantly to serve your needs. NYWIB offers:
- Workshops, webinars and conferences
- Free, expert mentoring through SCORE NYC and our alliance members
- Frequent live and virtual networking opportunities
- Products and services providers
Resources to fuel your business growth
Women-owned businesses drive the New York economy. They create opportunities and better living conditions for the entire community. Yet, women find it harder than men to tap the information, funding and networks needed to get a business off the ground or grow it.
The NYWIB alliance understands the challenges women face.That’s why we’ve come together to meet the needs of women entrepreneurs like you.
NYWIB was founded in 2016 by and is part of SCORE NYC, a partner resource of the Small Business Administration. SCORE is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Today, NYWIB is an alliance of eight professional organizations focused on elevating women professionals and entrepreneurs. We share expertise, connections and talent to boost your success.
Upcoming events
Business resources
Business spotlights
Promote your business if you would like more visibility, to announce changes or make special offers.
These businesses are independently owned by women and have been in business for at least a year. Their appearance here reflects NYWIB support for the community but neither endorsement or promotion, implied or otherwise.
Visit our Directory to find listings, descriptions, and locations of businesses offering products and services you may need. However, you will need to Create A Profile and join the NYWIB community to contact them directly.
Authority Fleet RV Repair
Creative Ink UAE
Conference badge design UK
BeeFavored, LLC
Star Yogesh Travels
Health Naturo
Custom Hats NZ
Book Marketer UK
Our community spotlights
Dr. Arti Jagidar
Founder of Flatiron Dental
Dr. Arti Jagidar, driven by her Indian immigrant heritage, leverages her dental expertise to benefit communities. With 15 years of experience in NYC’s elite dental practices, she established Flatiron Dental in 2023. She focuses on dental health as a window to overall wellness and envisions a multi-specialty practice offering continuous care. Balancing roles as a clinician-owner, wife, and mother, Arti emphasizes resilience, self-care, and the importance of seeking support and maintaining balance.
Chef Andrea Young
Founder of Sweet Vegan Chocolates
Chef Andrea Young, founder of Sweet Vegan Chocolates, exemplifies entrepreneurial spirit. Originally from a design background, she shifted to chocolate-making after a career setback. In 2019, she launched Sweet Vegan Chocolates, navigating pandemic challenges by donating to frontline workers and hosting virtual events. Her innovative dairy, gluten, soy, and nut-free recipes secured partnerships with Hilton Hotels and JFK Airport. Andrea's journey highlights the power of determination and creativity.
Tamika Franklyn
Founder of Precision Franchise
Tamika Franklyn, CEO and founder of Precision Franchise, LLC, is a prominent financial literacy educator and blogger. She challenges the idea that franchises require physical locations, helping entrepreneurs find suitable franchise opportunities. Precision Franchise offers personalized consultations and connects clients with over 3,500 franchise options, aligning their business models with clients’ lifestyles and goals.
Natalie Aji
Founder & CEO of AJI Footwear
Aji Shoes is a size-inclusive luxury shoe brand, Aji Shoes. Natalie's stylish pumps and boots are designed for women who wear sizes 11-15. She redefined standard shoe sizes, creating her own lasts that cater to wider feet and offer a higher vamp for extra comfort. Her shoes are classic, timeless, and elegant, designed to flatter larger feet and provide a premium, luxurious experience.
Samantha Adler
Owner, The Houseplant Concierge
With a lifelong passion for plants, Samantha founded The Houseplant Concierge as a one-stop resource for houseplants. It offers plant healing, plant design, plant-sitting, and repotting services, in-person as well as via Zoom. She is also working to build a community of plant enthusiasts..
Daisy Rey
Owner, Daisy Rey Photography
Daisy Rey captures the essence of life through her portrait studio. She takes portraits, maternity photo shoots, family portraits, and personal branding/headshots. Her fresh and modern approach ensures she captures the beauty and authenticity of each moment, creating timeless images that resonate with her clients.
Sabrina Black
Principal at The Floral Print Company
A packaging designer for her entire career, Sabrina launched The Floral Print Company in 2023. She draws and colors exquisite prints of flowers, inspired by vintage French botanical prints.
Natalie Rebuck
Founder, Redesign Architects
Natalie Rebuck, Principal at Architecture PLLC, leads a client-focused approach, guiding projects from inception to completion. Specializing in new builds and renovations, Rebuck’s extensive experience ensures a seamless, low-stress process to create customized spaces for families and businesses.
Jyoti Jaiswal
Founder & CEO of OMSutra
Jyoti offers design consulting backed by expertise in production management and sourcing. She offers textiles, accessories, and decor handmade by artisans in India, prioritizing social and environmental impact.
Roberta Tarsitano
Roby's Paper Gems
Roberta Tarsitano, a seasoned Italian goldsmith with over 30 years of expertise, is a creative and customer-focused jeweler. She brings a rich heritage of craftsmanship to creating bespoke pieces that captivate and delight.
Danielle Chery
Founder, DMC Original Art
A self-taught artist and small business owner, creating unique abstract art as home decor. Her pieces are inspired by nature and add life and color to every room.
Lisa Selwitz
Creative Director and founder of Lily-Lark sun parasols
An advertising Creative Director/Art Director, Lisa infuses her creativity and eye for design into gorgeous prints for the Lily Lark sun parasols. Handmade in Chiangmai, the parasols are lightweight and keep you safe from the sun.
Sawida Worley
Oiá Wellness
Sawida is a creative entrepreneur, who specializes in 100% handmade products. Her fragrances are not only for personal use but can be used to create a serene environment throughout the home. Since starting Oiá in 2019, she has expanded the fragrance house to over 20 scents.
GALLERY
2024 Holiday Celebration
NYWIB Walks NYWIB Talks
2024 Summer Social at Microsoft
2024 Volunteers Get-together
The NYWIB alliance
NYWIB pools resources and expertise from eight different organizations. We share education from thought leaders, organize events, and promote opportunities for its community to learn and grow. All alliance partners have a common goal: to support the personal and economic success of women.
SCORE NYC
SCORE NYC provides small businesses and start-ups in the New York Tri-State area with free, confidential, one-on-one mentoring. It has 80 volunteer mentors, all industry experts with decades of experience. It offers over 160 affordable, practical workshops per year to...
Accompany Capital
Accompany Capital helps New Yorkers start and grow small businesses through low-cost small business loans, as well as classes, workshops, and extensive one-on-one consulting and mentoring. We have provided women-owned businesses with $15,480,230 to date, helping...
Financial Women’s Association
Established in 1956, the FWA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional organization with a membership of approximately 1000 female and male professionals working in the financial services industry or who hold a financial position in another industry. The FWA has a long...
National Association of Women Business Owners
NAWBO represents the interests of women entrepreneurs across all industries. The National Association of Women Business Owners of New York City (NAWBO NYC) promotes economic development within the entrepreneurial community by strengthening the wealth of members,...
Stage2Startups
Stage2Startups A community for founders and professionals who are thinking about, or who have already left, their corporate career path to start their own business or nonprofit. Stage2Startups offers motivational founder discussions, workshops and networking events...
WEALF
Women’s Enterprise Action Leadership Fund Women’s Enterprise Action Leadership Fund is a loan fund for women-owned businesses in New York and its boroughs. WEALF acknowledges the struggles of women founders who have the courage, creativity, and tenacity to...
Women Entrepreneurs NYC
WE NYC – Women Entrepreneurs of New York City- is the official initiative of the City of New York to support and empower women entrepreneurs. The first City program in the country to address the entrepreneurship gender gap by offering a set of business services...
WOMEN.NYC
Women.nyc—part of the New York City Economic Development Corporation— is an ambitious program created to make sure the city remains the best place in the world for women of all backgrounds, ages, abilities and identities to thrive in their careers, run businesses and...
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