Women's Economic Ventures (WEV) is dedicated to creating a just and equitable society through the economic empowerment of women. WEV provides comprehensive business training as well as individual business consulting, coaching, advanced training, peer support and networking opportunities. WEV provides start-up loans of up to $25,000 and growth loans of up to $150,000 to promising entrepreneurs unable to qualify for traditional financing. WEV became a U S Treasury certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) in 1999.