Resource Spotlight: WeBos
Resource Spotlight: WeBos
This week we talk with Kara Miller, program manager at WeBos. WeBos is a program designed to provide women entrepreneurs with the resources and network they need to launch and grow their businesses.

GH: What is WeBos?
KM: Women Entrepreneurs Boston is a City of Boston program designed to provide women entrepreneurs with the resources and network they need to launch and grow their businesses. WE BOS provides these services through educational programming, one-on-one coaching, and various networking events across the City of Boston. WeBOS unifies and supports all women entrepreneurs, including startups, home-based businesses and the established brick-and-mortar businesses in Boston’s neighborhood commercial districts.
GH: What are the issues that keep you up at night?
KM: There continues to be a massive funding disparity for Women Entrepreneurs, particularly in the VC space. The Diana Project data released in 2014 found that only 3 percent of venture capital dollars go to women led startups. There is no quick fix for this problem, but we are working with our partners to raise awareness of the issue and increase the opportunities women have to pitch and showcase their businesses. This spring we partnered with Capital W for their second annual Women’s Venture Summit, which brought together entrepreneurs and investors for a day of speakers, pitching, workshops and relationship-building.
GH: How can startups and founders best leverage the resources you offer?
KM: Enterpreneurs can contact WE BOS through our website or follow our twitter handle @WE_BOS to learn about upcoming events, or to set up a one-on-one meeting to discuss their business. They can also subscribe to our newsletter and I can be reached directly at Kara.miller@boston.gov or 617-635-0252.
GH: What are you learning from your members?
GH: What has the Boston ecosystem provided you?
GH: What is the Boston ecosystem lacking from your perspective?

GH: What was the best thing that happened to you last year?
GH: What does the future hold for WeBos?
KM: We are continuing to expand and grow WeBOS and are developing our programming for the year ahead. We are currently planning our 2nd Annual WE BOS week, that will be held from Oct 17-21st. Join us for a full well of programming and events! The calendar for the week is at www.we-bos.com.