A surge in business ownership is creating a new wave of opportunities for female entrepreneurs. Yet while the number of women-owned firms has increased, the smaller-than-average size of these businesses shows there’s still plenty of room for growth.
The number of women-owned firms in the U.S. grew 59 percent between 1997 and 2013, one-and-a-half times the national average, according to a 2013 American Express report on the State of Women-Owned Businesses. About 8.6 million women-owned businesses in the U.S. are now generating more than $1.3 trillion in revenues and providing jobs for 7.8 million workers.
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