Supporting and growing women-owned businesses is key to building a diverse, equitable economy and business climate where all entrepreneurs can thrive. While we can all be encouraged by remarkable strides made, we also know there’s still work to be done to close the gender pay gap and to achieve equal opportunity and inclusive growth.
On this page, you’ll find stories, tools and resources from across JPMorgan Chase that women owners and entrepreneurs can use for inspiration and education.
Supplier diversity opportunities
Access to capital
- Capital Connect (program)
- Understanding the middle market: Economic impact and opportunities for growth (report)
- On a mission to get more funding to women and other diverse founders (podcast)
- Championing diversity in funding with J.P. Morgan’s Leyonna Barba and Techstars’ Monica Wheat (podcast)
- This ethical pet brand is empowering women artisans around the world (article)
- LGBTQ+ founders: The quest for capital (article)
- The 20th century expansion of women in banking (article)
$1.3T*
Additional annual revenue that could be generated if the revenue gap for U.S. diverse-owned midsize businesses were closed
*The Middle Matters: Exploring the Diverse Middle Market Business Landscape
Scaling for growth
- Curated Coaching for Entrepreneurs (coaching and educational resources)
- Thriving in uncertain times: Martha de la Torre (article and videos)
- How to navigate to the next phase of your business—3 tips as you scale (article)
- From growth to profitable exit—Actionable strategies as you sell your business (article)
- You’ve landed your first big contract. Now what? (article)
- Birdies: From house-wear to fashionable streetwear (article and video)
- Real talk: Diverse founders on overcoming challenges (article and video)
- Small business makes the 'great outdoors' more accessible (article and video)
Martha de la Torre, CEO and co-founder of EC Hispanic Media
Navigating current environment
- 2024 Business Leaders Outlook (reports and webinars)
- Thriving in uncertain times: Janice Bryant Howroyd (article and videos)
- Meet the women helping advance climate technology (article)
- The power of risk taking (article and video)
- Cathy Hackl, Chief Futurist at Journey, on how the metaverse is about to change the way we all do business (podcast)
DEI
- A DEI playbook for early-stage startups (guide)
- The state of global gender equity (report)
- Carving their own path: DEI leaders talk the power of storytelling and redefining ambition (podcast)
- One hard conversation at a time: Impacting change and leadership with author Ash Beckham (podcast)
- 6 steps to building your DEI strategy from the ground up (article)
- Strategies for building your company’s DEI team (article)
- 3 ways to integrate diversity, equity and inclusion across your business (article)
“By a number of metrics, women have achieved their highest representation in public leadership roles.”
Joyce Chang
Chair of Global Research, J.P. Morgan
Leadership, networking and community development
- chedHER: Empowered by Chase (videos)
- Miss Jessie’s: How the curly haircare brand began making waves (article and video)
- Prepping women executives for the boardroom with founder and CEO Diana Markaki (podcast)
- View from the board: Strategies for effective governance (podcast)
- Why women can and should succeed in leadership (podcast)
- Why public-private partnerships—and the allyship of men—are needed to solve gender inequality (podcast)
- Lessons learned: Business insights from women leaders (article)
Miko and Titi Branch, co-founders of Miss Jessie’s
JPMorgan Chase leadership
- JPMorgan Chase invests $350K in nonprofits led by Black women (article)
- Inside Chase's mission to be the bank for all: Building trust one community at a time with Diedra Porché (podcast)
- Women in VC: Taking stock of where we are (article)
- Talking philanthropy with Michelle R. Thomas (article)
- Bringing a cultural lens to her community (podcast)
- Build your future (video)
Learn about JPMorgan Chase’s efforts to support women. Visit our website to discover how we can help support your business.
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