Google Announces USD 1 Mn Grant To Support Women Entrepreneurs

Google has announced that its philanthropic arm, Google.org, is committing USD 1 Mn in charitable funding to support programs helping women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses, as part of a series of new initiatives aimed at supporting women-owned businesses.

In addition to the funding, Google has also announced #LookMeUp, a campaign to showcase women entrepreneurs and tell their stories. Google is also providing free tools to support women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses and has launched an intensive program to drive the discovery of women-owned businesses through Google Business Profiles.

These tools include Google Business Profile, which helps businesses create a free webpage to make them easier to find online, and Primer, an app-based skills-building platform, which allows business owners to access a series of free, custom-designed, bite-sized lessons on the go.