The Center for Women and Enterprise is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women start and grow their own businesses. Now in it’s fifteenth year, with offices in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, CWE provides education, training, technical assistance, and legal consulting, to ensure that all women, regardless of their economic status, will have the opportunity to start and run their own businesses. In addition, CWE is the New England affiliate for Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), serving as their certification arm for women-owned businesses. WBENC Certification is nationally recognized in helping established women business owners access new corporate contracts with organizations that are actively seeking supplier diversity.