Dallas Business Journal: Texas Women Ventures Launches ‘Sidecar Fund’
December 18, 2009 - A lender of high-risk capital to women-led companies has raised a second fund worth $5 million, and intends to raise more capital in 2010.READ MORE >
Texas Women Ventures Raises Second Fund to Invest in Women-Led Businesses
October 13, 2009 - The Boone Family Foundation is Lead Investor; New Investors include Owner/CEO of Former Portfolio Company
Texas Women Ventures Fund announced that it is raising a second fund as a sidecar to its first fund, Texas Women Ventures Fund I (TWVF I). In making the announcement, Whitney Johns Martin, managing partner of TWVF I, also revealed that the lead investor committing $1 million to the new fund is Dallas-based The Boone Family Foundation, the philanthropic entity created by the family of Garrett and Cecilia Boone.READ MORE >
New Study Confirms Women's Impact on the U.S. Economy
October 2, 2009 - Women owned businesses contribute nearly $3 trillion to the U.S. economy and create or maintain 2 million jobs according to research released today from the Center for Women's Business Research. For the first time, this research provides a comprehensive picture of the total impact of women-owned firms, including the impact of the businesses' purchases and the purchasing power of their employees and suppliers. READ MORE >