The Path Forward = Women (Innovation + Entrepreneurship)

“The ACTiVATE Program gave us information, support, and an introduction to the technology transfer process.”
Kim Fawcett
ACTiVATE ’05

“I appreciate going through the process. A methodology I can apply over and over. Very sound”
Juanita Boyd-Hardy
ACTiVATE ’06

“The program introduced me to a whole new world of business and helped me make connections I would not have made on my own.”
Lorraine Charity
ACTiVATE ’09

“I've really enjoyed working on a team with an exciting NASA technology and so many resources available.”
Meta Lankford
ACTiVATE ’07

“I can think of no better way to learn how to run a business than from other women who have successfully done so.”
Laurie Ruleman
ACTiVATE ’09

"The ACTiVATE Program gave us information, support, and an introduction to the technology transfer process." Kim Fawcett
ACTiVATE ‘05

“I appreciate going through the process. A methodology I can apply over and over. Very sound” Juanita Boyd-Hardy
ACTiVATE ‘05

The Path Forward Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women gain power and expand economic opportunity through entrepreneurship.

Home of the internationally-acclaimed ACTiVATE^(R) program, the Path Forward Center provides programs, resources, access to technologies, tools and support to help women realize thier untapped business potential to start and grow their own businesses. (Check Impact to see why that potential counts—for the world.)

Our high-energy, hands-on programs and dynamic speakers are game changers—fostering results in idea generation, realistic planning, capital access, successful business operation and more (see us in action).

The Center's focus is on scalable businesses with the potential to grow— creating jobs, increasing opportunities, improving communities, and empowering women.

ACTiVATE^(R) is a registered trademark of UMBC and used under license.

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What’s being said and written about us

Women's Entrepreneurship: Why NOW is the Time
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Potomac, MD

Equity Matters - DC
Friday, September 24, 2010
Washington, DC

UMBC ACTiVATE Alum: Predictable Success: Keys to Navigating the Start-up Struggle
Monday, September 27, 2010
Baltimore, Maryland