Top 10 Women's Business Groups in 2027

WPO places owners of multimillion-dollar companies in chapters limited to 20 members from non-competitive businesses who meet monthly in confidence. Membership requires at least $2 million in annual revenue ($1 million for service-based companies) and an ownership interest, and dues run $900 to $5,000 a year. About 1,800 members worldwide.

NAWBO, founded in 1975 in Washington, DC, speaks for more than 12 million women-owned businesses in America and is dues-based: Basic is $359.40 a year and Premier $479.40. Women business owners with an equity interest in a business that files taxes can join through local chapters.

WBENC certifies businesses that are at least 51% owned by a woman, who must also hold the highest office. Fees run $350 to $1,250 a year by revenue, certification lasts one year, and 14 Regional Partner Organizations administer it.

Women’s Business Centers are a national network of entrepreneurship centers, 140+ strong, offering free to low-cost counseling and training to women starting and growing small businesses. The SBA local assistance tool finds one by ZIP code.

Ellevate began in 1997 as 85 Broads and was renamed in 2014. It reports over 280,000 members worldwide as of January 2024 and more than 40 chapters, but its plans and prices appear only after you log in with a free guest account.

ABWA, founded September 22, 1949, in Kansas City, charges $125 a year and runs local chapters and Express Networks. Its scholarship fund has awarded close to $18 million to more than 18,000 women since 1953.

EWI, founded in 1938, gives membership to the firm rather than the individual, by invitation, drawn from diverse non-competitive businesses. Monthly chapter meetings cost $45 per person at the Milwaukee chapter.

WEConnect International certifies businesses at least 51% owned, managed and controlled by women, in 60 countries, with fees set in three revenue tiers. Its community includes 180+ member buyers and 22,000+ women-owned businesses.

Women Founders Network, founded in 2013, runs the Fast Pitch Competition and Startup Fundamentals webinars; it reports $350M+ raised by alumni and 8,000+ network members.

Chief is a private network for senior women leaders with over 10,000 members. Fortune reported in 2023 that membership cost $5,800 a year at VP level and $7,900 at C-suite, with clubhouse access a $1,000 add-on for new members, and that members it interviewed estimated up to 50% do not renew. Chief called that estimate false and misleading and declined to share its renewal rate.