Here at the Essex Hub we have heard the same story over and over again...

In fact it's our own story: women working from home trying to get their great idea off the ground, usually working in between the obligations of caring for family and keeping everyone else organized and satisfied.... sometimes being able to sustain their business but often times not. We know that endeavors stagnate or sometimes fail, not because of lack of love , but because of lack of community, encouragement, efficient access to critical information and support that accommodates for all of our obligations and divided time and attention.  We want to help change that!

When it came to our attention that "women owned businesses have the potential to add $3.8 billion to the states economy"  we started to wonder "What would need to happen in order to create that kind of transformational change?"

So we have designed the W@W (women at work) community engagement and story-finding campaign to reveal the invisible fabric of women in our local economies. We believe we need to Identify, Acknowledge, Celebrate and Support women doing amazing work, women who freelance, work from home, have a side gig, an Etsy shop, own a business of any size, small or large, or women who may not resonate with the phrase "business owner" at all but who are nonetheless part of this economic fabric.

We would love for you to introduce yourself and what you are doing by adding yourself and your business to the map. We are excited to see this map populate with amazing Women at Work.... not just in the greater Essex area but all over our amazing state. If you find an interesting W@W population in your community and you are curious about starting a Hub for Women & Business, let us know we'd love to help!

Kristin and Elissa