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5-19-2005
Press Release
Wells Fargo Accepts Center for Women’s Business Research Award
Center for Women’s Business Research
WASHINGTON, DC – The Center for Women’s Business Research presented its 2005 Corporate Leading by Example Award to Wells Fargo & Company, at the Center’s 11th Annual Executive Roundtable on April 27 in New York City.
5-10-2005
Press Release
Women Entrepreneurs Seek Knowledge To Grow Their Businesses and Support Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
Center for Women’s Business Research
Washington, DC – Women business owners came together in a series of three Entrepreneurial Dialogues to discuss findings from the Center for Women’s Business Research which show that women entrepreneurs take substantial business…
3-3-2005
Press Release
MassMutual Financial Group Begins Eighth Year as Corporate Sponsor With Center for Women’s Business Research
Center for Women’s Business Research
Washington, DC – Center for Women’s Business Research is pleased to announce that the MassMutual Financial Group is starting its eighth year as a corporate sponsor. MassMutual is a premier corporate sponsor at the Leadership…
3-1-2005
Press Release
Center for Women’s Business Research And IBM to Partner on Roundtable and Research
Center for Women’s Business Research
Washington, DC – The Center for Women’s Business Research, the leading source of knowledge and information about women business owners and their enterprises worldwide, announced today that Marilyn D. Johnson, Vice President,…
2-24-2005
Press Release
OppenheimerFunds Renews Corporate Partnership With Center for Women’s Business Research
Center for Women’s Business Research
Washington, DC – The Center for Women’s Business Research is pleased to announce that its corporate partnership with OppenheimerFunds will continue in 2005. OppenheimerFunds is a premier corporate partner at the Leadership Circle…
2-10-2005
Press Release
The Center for Women’s Business Research Announces OPEN: The Small Business Network SM To Continue as Corporate Partner
Center for Women’s Business Research
Washington, DC – The Center for Women’s Business Research is pleased to announce that OPEN: The Small Business Network from American Express is entering its fourth year as a premier corporate partner. OPEN from American Express…
1-25-2005
Press Release
Wells Fargo & Company Begins 10th Year As Center for Women’s Business Research Corporate Partner
Center for Women’s Business Research
Washington, DC – The Center for Women’s Business Research and Wells Fargo & Company are celebrating 10 years of corporate partnership in 2005.
1-21-2005
Press Release
Center for Women’s Business Research Announces New Board Members
Center for Women’s Business Research
Washington, DC – The Center for Women’s Business Research is proud to announce the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors.
1-11-2005
Press Release
Center for Women’s Business Research Elects New Chair
Center for Women’s Business Research
Washington, DC – The Center for Women’s Business Research has announced that Marjorie Alfus, President of Alfus Family, L.P. has been named Chair of the Board of Directors.
11-16-2004
Press Release
Businesses Owned by Women of Color Growing Faster than the Overall Economy
Center for Women’s Business Research
Washington, DC – Firms owned by women of color are growing at six times the rate of all U.S. firms, according to estimates released today by the Center for Women’s Business Research and underwritten by Bank of America. Between…
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2006
Fact Sheet
Women-owned Businesses in the United States 2006
Center for Women’s Business Research
As of 2006, the Center projects that there are an estimated 10.4 million privately-held, 50% or more women-owned firms in the U.S., accounting for two in five (40.2%) of all businesses in the country.
2004
Fact Sheet
Women-Owned Businesses in 2004: Trends in the U.S. and 50 States
Center for Women’s Business Research
State-level findings from the Center’s biennial update on the number, employment and sales of privately-held women-owned firms.
2002
Fact Sheet
Women-Owned Businesses in 2002: Trends in the US and Top Metro Areas
Center for Women’s Business Research
Estimates for the top metropolitan areas, covering majority women-owned, privately-held firms.
2004
Fact Sheet
Businesses Owned by Women of Color in the United States, 2004
Center for Women’s Business Research
Firms owned by women of color are growing at six times the rate of all U.S. firms, according to the Center’s 2004 biennial update.
2004
Fact Sheet
Top Facts About Women-Owned Businesses
Center for Women’s Business Research
The Center’s standing summary of headline findings on growth, finance, technology, styles, access to markets and international activity.
About the Center
The Center for Women’s Business Research turns research into knowledge—the most up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge about one of the most dynamic and fastest growing sectors of the U.S. economy: the 10.4 million businesses owned by women.
The Center is the go-to source on the trends, characteristics, achievements, and challenges of women business owners and their enterprises. Our research enables America’s top corporations, government policymakers, associations, and advocacy organizations to make informed, progressive decisions about programs and policies designed to reach and benefit women entrepreneurs.
In these fact sheets the Center presents the most up-to-date information currently available on privately-held, women-owned businesses, analyzing data provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
How to cite the Center
Center for Women’s Business Research. “Women-owned Businesses in the United States 2006.” Fact Sheet. 2006. Washington, DC.