Writing Well is Crucial to Women Business Owners

Writing is fundamental.  Any woman business owner looking for a grant, loan, angel investor or othery type of business funding, must communicate well.  You don't need to be a female Shakespeare.  But you do have to write clearly, concisely, and get your point across.  Hopefully with some flair, personality and the ability to convince your reader.  With that in mind, below are some resources every women entrepreneur should have on hand.   

The Grammar Slammer
http://englishplus.com/grammar/
Here's an easy-to-use, well organized grammar help site loaded with information. Be sure to bookmark this one!

Guide to Grammar and Writing
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
There's almost too much information at this site! Fortunately, it's all accessible through categorized drop-down menus. There's also an alphabetized index, and you can click a button to view the site as text only. My favorite feature is the quiz page (http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm) where you can find out just how much you do (or don't) know about grammar.

The Elements of Style
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
The classic reference, The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
http://www.powa.org/
Get help for every step in the writing process from finding a topic to documenting sources.

Research and Writing
http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/
A+ Research offers a step by step guide to help high school and college students who are writing a research paper, plus information about how to do research online and off.

Copywriting for your Website:

WNN Staff Editor gives you 7 steps to help you write great copy for your website :http://ambergrants.blogspot.com/2011/05/why-learning-to-write-copy-can-make-or.html

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Shipping

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