We believe supporting women-owned businesses is vital to cultivating a diverse, thriving economy and business climate—one where all entrepreneurs can turn a passion into prosperity. While there’s been remarkable progress made, we understand there’s still work to be done to achieve equal opportunity and inclusive growth.
We are proud to serve as allies and advocates every day for female founders and women-led companies. We do this not only through targeted investment, but also through programs and resources such as:
- Women on the Move, our initiative to support women in business, empower them to grow and help them improve their financial health.
- We are proud to team up with Women Presidents Organization and sponsor their 50 Fastest List, which are cornerstones of our commitment to amplifying and uplifting women.
- Our $30 billion Racial Equity Commitment, which includes supporting the personal and professional advancement of women of color.
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
- Diverse supplier certification: What it means to you and your customers (article)
- How to become a certified diverse-owned business (guide)
- National Minority Supplier Development Council + JPMorgan Chase Certification Reimbursement Initiative (program)
- Supplier Diversity Spotlight: SHI International Corp. (video)
- 6 tips to help diverse suppliers (article)
$350 -
$1,250
Cost to become certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise, depending on annual revenue
Access to capital
- Capital Connect (program)
- For Now: Helping retail brands make their mark (article)
- Beyond the Billion founder on the importance of funding female entrepreneurs (podcast)
- An ecosystem approach to investing, with Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet (podcast)
- Championing diversity in funding with J.P. Morgan’s Leyonna Barba and Techstars’ Monica Wheat (podcast)
Kaity Cimo and Katharine Requa, co-founders of For Now
Scaling for growth
- Curated Coaching for Entrepreneurs (coaching and educational resources)
- Leading through M&A: 4 lessons for CEOs (article)
- Birdies: From housewear to streetwear (video and article)
- Truth in beauty: A founder’s mission to change an industry (video)
- Turning passion into a business (video)
- The idea of working for someone wasn’t in the cards (article)
Navigating current environment
- Thriving in uncertain times: Martha de la Torre (videos and article)
- Thriving in uncertain times: Janice Bryant Howroyd (videos and article)
- Midyear Business Leaders Outlook: Optimism is up, but still far from upbeat (report)
- Helping women define and achieve success, with Luminary founder and CEO (podcast)
- Women-owned businesses are ready for anything (article)
Martha de la Torre, CEO and co-founder of EC Hispanic Media
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 a 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)
Leadership and community building
- chedHER: Empowered by Chase (videos)
- Lessons learned: Business insights from women leaders (article)
- Miss Jessie’s: How the curly haircare brand began making waves (video and article)
- Prepping women executives for the boardroom with founder and CEO Diana Markaki (podcast)
- Why public-private partnerships—and the allyship of men—are needed to solve gender inequality (podcast)
- Celebrating women’s ambitions, with the Women’s Network founder Jamie Vinick (podcast)
- The women behind 5,000+ affordable housing units (article)
“People understand that you won’t always have all the answers. But there’s somebody out there who can support and help you along the way.”
Thelma Ferguson
Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase leadership
- Women in VC: Taking stock of where we are (article)
- On a mission to recognize and support Latino success (podcast)
- Bringing a cultural lens to her community (podcast)
- Build your future (video)
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