The Institute for Women Entrepreneurs (IWE) is a non-profit business development program of the Rancho Santiago Community College District Foundation (RSCCD) and is located in Santa Ana, the heart of Orange County, California. The IWE, which is funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Women's Business Ownership (OWBO), provides its clients with support needed to start and grow successful businesses.

Our program is uniquely tailored to serve women entrepreneurs and provides quality services and innovative programs for the economic advancement of the underserved Orange County community.