Facts About Women:
1 in 10 adult women is a business owner.
Women's businesses are growing and expanding faster than the economy in general. Privately held women-owned businesses in the top 50 U.S. Metrolpolitan areas are growing more than three times as fast as pivately held firms.
There are an estimated 10.1 million privately held majority or 50% women-owned businesses. These firms represent nearly half of all privately held firms in the U.S.
Women owned businesses generate $2.32 trillion in sales and employ 18.2 million people.
Women head up 40% of all U.S. households with incomes over $600,000.
Will control 60% of wealth by the year 2010.
Control 81% of all products and services. |