What is NAWBO/EXCEL?

A nonprofit affiliated with the National Association of Women Business Owners in Detroit hopes that it can build a foundation of young entrepreneurs by reaching out to teenage girls through its GirlBiz program.

 

The program, run by Detroit-based NAWBO/EXCEL, aims to prepare girls for entrepreneurship, mostly through one-day seminars that focus on topics such as saving money, using credit wisely and starting on the path to opening a business.

 

GirlBiz introduces teen women (13 to 18 years old) to entrepreneurship as a career option and financial independence as a life-goal. GirlBiz connects girls one-on-one with women business owners and women professionals at all-day conferences that serve 100 girls each who attend at no charge.