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Reneta Jenik quickly saw the benefits with her Folsom-based home chef service, Foodom, when she gained her first corporate customer from a connection made through the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO).
It all started when Tracy Jackson, chief human resources officer for Clutch, another women-owned business based in Sacramento, began offering their employees the option to use Foodom as a wellness benefit after having met Jenik at a NAWBO event.
Now, Jenik’s business serves customers across metro areas throughout California.
“The other thing that was incredible is one of the women loved what we’re doing and actually invested in Foodom … so it actually helps more women small-business owners to become angel investors,” Jenik says. “So we’re growing even the angels in our area, which is fantastic.”
For Jenik, whose business has clients across the state with future plans to go national, NAWBO’s network of female entrepreneurs offers something unique over other local business organizations like chambers of commerce.
Women face significant challenges in business, from sexism and wage disparity to fewer resources and opportunities. The National Women’s Business Council’s 2022 annual report found that the number of women entrepreneurs has increased steadily in recent years, yet women-owned businesses still make up only about 20% of all United States employers.