About Women’s Initiative

Women’s Initiative is the nation’s largest microenterprise training and funding organization. For more than 20 years, we’ve provided training, funding and ongoing support to low-income women so they can start their own businesses and become economically self-sufficient. The women who go through our program not only significantly increase their income and assets, but also launch businesses, create jobs and stimulate the local economy.

For more information, please visit our website www.womensinitiative.org

2010
Silicon Valley
& Peninsula
Award Winners


Christina Passalaqua & Marguerita Passalaqua
Happy Tails Dog Day Care
Belmont

Annie Noonan, Lynette Mullens & Kinga Czegeni
Avalon Academy
Burlingame

Susy Dorn
Let’s Play in Spanish
Campbell

Sheri Tate
Silver Moon Desserts
Los Gatos

Jesse Cool
Flea Street Café
Menlo Park

Tracy Hass
The Dressed Room
Menlo Park

Kim Parker
Kim Parker Plants, Inc.
Milpitas

Laura Ching
Tiny Prints
Mountain View

Dee Harley
Harley Farms
Pescadero

Chris Shipley
Guidewire Group
Redwood City

Debbie Quintana
Gourmet Gifts
San Jose

Margie Sanchez
California Solar Screens
San Jose

Nancy Fisher
Data Distributing, LLC
Santa Cruz