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Research on Women Business Owners |
The Center for Women’s Business Research (CfWBR) is a great website to find research on women-owned business. Their key facts about women-owned businesses are quoted by government officials from the President down to local businesses.
Key Facts for Women Business Owners in 2006:
- Nearly 10.4 million firms are owned by women (50% or more), employing more than 12.8 million people, and generating $1.9 trillion in sales.
- Three quarters of all women-owned businesses are majority owned by women (51% or more), for a total of 7.7 million firms, employing more than 7.1 million people, and generating $1.1 trillion in sales.
- For the past two decades, majority women-owned firms have continued to grow at around two times the rate of all firms (42% vs. 24%).
- Women-owned firms, 50% or more owned by women, account for 41% of all privately held firms.
CfWBR Facts About Women Business Owners in Georgia Among the 50 states and Washington, DC: - Georgia ranks 9th in the number of privately-held, majority (51% or more) women-owned firms in 2006,
- 11th in employment
- 8th in sales
- Overall, Georgia ranks 10th among the states
| Atlanta, Sandy Springs - Marietta, Georgia Research is also available for select metropolitan areas with large clusters of women business owners such as Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta. Read Facts Sheets and obtain research reports at: http://www.womensbusinessresearch.org Source: Center for Women's Business Research |
