WOMEN
4 out of every 10 businesses
According to the SCORE report, are women more or less likely to start a business?
Women are more likely to start a business.
How much revenue comes from women-owned businesses specifically?
$1.8 trillion comes from revenue of women-owned businesses specifically.
Since 2007, the number of women-owned businesses has increased by how much? (in percentage)
The number of women-owned businesses has increased by 58%.
Out of the 1,821 new women-owned businesses that were launched everyday last year, how many were founded by color?
64 % were founded by women of color.
What do women-led technology companies have over men-led technology companies?
Women-led technology companies are more capital efficient.
Research has found that having more women in the workplace brings what?
Research has found that having more women in the workplace brings more organization and a better place to work for people of all genders.
What percentage of women entrepreneurs depend on their business as their primary source of income?
62% of women entrepreneurs depend on their business as their primary source of income.
Between 2007 and 2018, women of color owned businesses grew by how much? (in percentage)
Between 2007 and 2018, women of color owned businesses grew by 163%.
Local business generates how much more local economic activity per square foot than big box retail? (in percentage)
Local business generates 70 percent more local economic activity per square foot than big box retail.
How many women entrepreneurs believe that they've achieved work-life balance? (in percentage)
78% of women entrepreneurs believe that they’ve achieved work-life balance.
How many small businesses exist in the U.S?
There are 28 million small businesses in the U.S.
Small businesses employ how many of the country's private workforce? (in percentage)
Small businesses employ 57% of the country’s private workforce.
How many businesses survive two years? How many survive five years?
70% hit the two-year mark. Only 50% of businesses survive five years.
Small businesses pay how much of the U.S payroll? (in percentage)
Small businesses pay 44% of the U.S payroll
Women-owned businesses employ how many people?
Women-owned businesses employ 9.2 million people.
Between men and women, what is the percentage difference of manager-level held positions?
Men end up holding 62% of manager-level positions, while women hold just 38%.
Today, how many companies have three or more women in their C-Suite? (in percentage)
44% of companies have three or more women in their C-suite.
Over the past ten years, the number of female entrepreneur-owned healthcare has increased by how much?
Over the past ten years, the number of female entrepreneur-owned healthcare companies has almost tripled.
For every 100 men promoted and hired to manager, how many women are promoted and hired?
For every 100 men promoted and hired to manager, only 72 women are promoted and hired.
According to INC, women entrepreneurs in the U.S rank their happiness nearly how much greater than that of women who are not entrepreneurs or established business owners?
Women entrepreneurs in the U.S rank their happiness at nearly 3x that of women who are not entrepreneurs or established business owners.
Small businesses create how many more patents per employee than large patenting companies?
Small businesses create 13x more patents per employee than large patenting companies.
How many new jobs come from small businesses? (in percentage)
60 to 80% of all new jobs.
Out of all the female entrepreneurs who topped Forbes' List, how many created and founded their own companies? (in percentage)
88% of the female entrepreneurs who topped Forbes list created and founded their own companies.
How much would it take for every family in the U.S to spend monthly at locally owned independent businesses instead of national chains to reach $9.3 billion?
If every family in the U.S spent an extra $10 a month at a locally owned, independent business instead of a national chain, over $9.3 billion would be directly returned to our economy.