Facts about Women Businesses Owners

Facts and further information about women in business

Current data about women-owned businesses

• Get the facts on female business owners: Nearly all of the women-owned businesses in America are considered small businesses.
• The state of women-owned businesses: Between 2007 and 2018, growth in women-owned businesses in America has been consistently strong.
• Women in business statistics: Data points on the 12.3 million women-owned businesses in the US.
• The state of women entrepreneurs: SCORE blog on female entrepreneurial activity.
• Women in business: advantages, challenges, and opportunities: Business trends are focusing on putting more women in leadership positions, but inequality issues still remain.
• How women are rising in business: This is a great time for female entrepreneurs.

Legislation about women in the workplace

• Equity and parity for all: This article looks back at the passage of legislation that allowed women to take out their own business loans.

Niche small business information

• Breaking into real estate: More women than men work in the real estate industry, a popular field for many women looking to strike out on their own.
• Women in business trends: Female ownership is rising for businesses in health, beauty, and fitness industries.

Minority small business ownership

• Insights into black women who own businesses: Women lead the rise of black owned businesses.
• Minority- and women-owned businesses at risk: impact of COVID-19 on New York City firms: a sobering report from the office of the New York City Comptroller.