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Fact of the Week, December 27, 1999
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Women Business Owners.
July - December 1999
Eighty percent (80%) of the members of Women Business Owners of Canada (WBOC) use the Internet; 55% do so regularly. Of WBOC members who are Internet users, 76% use it for communications and e-mail; 52% to conduct research; 43% to download information and files, 31% to get answers to technical questions, and 22% to conduct business transactions.
From Women Business Owners of Canada: Entering the New Millennium, © NFWBO 1999
Fact of the Week, December 20, 1999
The top two factors governing the philanthropic decisions of members of The Committee of 200, a professional organization of accomplished women business owners and senior corporate executives, are whether the charity supports an issue that they are passionate about and whether the organization is well-run. Eighty-six percent (86%) said that each factor was very or extremely important.
From Philanthropy Among Business Women of Achievement © NFWBO 1999
Fact of the Week, December 13, 1999
There are significant differences between the consumer practices of women business owners and women employees. Forty-two percent (42%) of women business owners shop in malls at least once a month compared to 59% of women employees; 30% of women business owners shop from catalogs at least once a month compared to 23% of women employees.
From Women Business Owners as Consumers: Transforming the Marketplace © NFWBO 1999
Fact of the Week, December 6, 1999
Business women are driving consumer purchasing; they are the primary decision-makers in their households the majority of time when purchasing telephone services, television/cable services, insurance policies, and Internet services, as well as consumer items such as clothing.
Fact of the Week, November 29, 1999
More than half (56%) of the members of The Committee of 200, a professional organization of accomplished women business owners and senior corporate executives, say that education-related groups are among the top three types of organizations that they support; 42% listed women-related causes and 41% listed the arts among their top three charitable causes.
From Philanthropy Among Business Women of Achievement NFWBO 1999
Fact of the Week, November 22, 1999
Fully 74% of the members of The Committee of 200, a professional organization of accomplished women business owners and senior corporate executives, have created their personal wealth on their own, and 84% make their philanthropic decisions independently.
Fact of the Week, November 15, 1999
Just over half (54%) of the members of The Committee of 200, a professional organization of accomplished women business owners and senior corporate executives, donate an excess of $25,000 annually to charitable organizations, with 19% donating $100,000 or more.
Fact of the Week, November 8, 1999
The top 20 women-owned prime Federal contractors received over $519 million in contract awards in fiscal year 1997. The products and services they provided to Federal agencies ranged from building maintenance and data processing to construction and computer-related services, including guidance systems research.
From Women-Owned Firms in Federal Procurement: A Comparative Analysis, prepared for the National Women’s Business Council, NFWBO 1999
Fact of the Week, November 1, 1999
Among members of Women Business Owners of Canada who are engaged in either exporting or importing, almost half (47%) have been involved for more than three years, and 24% of these women entrepreneurs derive half or more of their company revenues from international trade activities.
From Women Business Owners of Canada: Entering the New Millennium, NFWBO 1999
Fact of the Week, October 25, 1999
Women who own businesses in the construction, durable manufacturing and engineering/management services were those most likely to be engaged in Federal contracting. At the other end of the spectrum, women who owned retail trade and personal services businesses were the least likely to be engaged in Federal procurement in fiscal year 1997.
Fact of the Week, October 18, 1999
Among members of Women Business Owners of Canada who use computers, one-third (33%) have $15,000 or more currently invested in their computer systems. Among all WBOC members who responded to a recent survey, almost one-quarter (24%) have budgeted $5,000 or more this year to spend on computer-related purchases.
Fact of the Week, October 11, 1999
When comparing the distribution of women-owned Federal contractors with the distribution of all women-owned businesses in the U.S., the following states are found to be less likely than average to be home to women-owned Federal contractors: New York, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Texas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Iowa.
Fact of the Week, October 4, 1999
International trade is an important avenue of business growth and opportunity for members of Women Business Owners of Canada. Almost one-third (31%) are currently engaged in international trade: 12% export, 11% import, and 8% do both.
Fact of the Week, September 27, 1999
The 10 metropolitan areas with the greatest share of women-owned firms are: Phoenix-Mesa, AZ (42.4%); 2) Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA (41.3%); 3) Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (41.2%); 4) Oakland, CA (41.0%); 5) Denver, CO (40.9%); 6) Portland, OR-Vancouver, WA (40.7%); 7) Sacramento, CA (40.5%); 8) Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA (40.4%); 9) Riverside-San Bernardino, CA (40.3%), and 10) Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV (40.2%).
From 1999 Facts on Women-Owned Businesses: Trends in the Top 50 Metropolitan Areas, NFWBO 1999
Fact of the Week, September 20, 1999
Over 9 in 10 (92%) of the women business owners surveyed in São Paulo, Brazil use computers in their business. Fully 76% reported using the Internet -- 52% do so regularly. Just 1 in 9 (12%) reported having a home page on the World Wide Web for their business.
From Women Business Owners in São Paulo, Brazil: A Summary of Key Issues, NFWBO 1999
Fact of the Week, September 13, 1999
When comparing the distribution of women-owned Federal contractors with the distribution of all women-owned businesses in the U.S., the following states are found to be more likely than average to be home to women-owned Federal contractors: Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Alabama, Alaska, New Mexico, Oregon, Hawaii, and Idaho.
Fact of the Week, September 6, 1999
Women business owners in the U.S. continue to diversify into non-traditional industries. The greatest growth during the 1992 to 1999 period in the number of women-owned firms was in construction (68% growth), wholesale trade (65% growth), transportation/communications (61% growth), agriculture (59% growth), and manufacturing (54% growth).
From 1999 Facts on Women-Owned Businesses: Trends in the U.S. and the 50 States, NFWBO 1999
Fact of the Week, August 30, 1999
Fully 67% of the members of Women Business Owners of Canada have bank credit, such as a loan or a line of credit. Among these women entrepreneurs, the funds are generally used for operating expenses (75%), expansion capital (46%), or to reduce debt (18%).
Fact of the Week, August 23, 1999
In fiscal year 1997, women-owned businesses comprised 8.3% of Federal prime contractors. These businesses were involved in 4.1% of the prime contract actions and received 2.1% of Federal prime contract dollars.
Fact of the Week, August 16, 1999
The top concerns of women business owners surveyed in São Paulo, Brazil are government business laws and policies (82%), finding/keeping quality employees (80%), the state of the economy (76%), political instability (75%), obtaining business management training (75%), managing cash flow (72%), and inflation (70%).
Fact of the Week, August 9, 1999
Women business owners are planning to make significant business purchases or upgrades in the next year: 72% plan to purchase or upgrade computer software; 60% computer software; 57% employee training; 32% vehicles; and 29% cellular phones.
1999 Business Outlook: The Plans, Goals and Expectations of Women and Men Business Owners, NFWBO 1999
Fact of the Week, August 2, 1999
Women business owners in Canada are using technology: 95% of those surveyed are using computers; 80% are using the Internet; 55% are regular Internet users; and 34% have a home page on the World Wide Web.
Women Business Owners of Canada: Entering the New Millennium, NFWBO 1999
Fact of the Week, July 26, 1999
One-third (34%) of women business owners in the U.S. surveyed said that they think that the economy will be better one year from now than it is today.
Fact of the Week, July 19, 1999
The 10 fastest growing metropolitan areas in the U.S. for women-owned businesses, ranked on an averaging of the percent growth in number of firms, employment and sales between 1992 and 1999, are: 1) Portland, OR-Vancouver, WA; 2) Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA; 3) Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; 4) Houston, TX; 5) Nashville, TN; 6) Miami, FL; 7) Sacramento, CA; 8) Dallas, TX; 9) Orlando, FL; and 9) San Diego, CA (tied).
From 1999 Facts on Women-Owned Businesses: Trends in the Top 50 Metropolitan Areas, © NFWBO 1999
Fact of the Week, July 12, 1999
The top 10 metropolitan areas for women-owned firms as of 1999, ranked on an averaging of number of firms, employment, and sales, are: 1) New York, NY; 2) Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA; 3) Chicago, IL; 4) Philadelphia, PA-NJ; 5) Houston, TX; 6) Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV; 7) Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA; 8) Dallas, TX; 9) Orange County, CA; (10) Nassau-Suffolk, NY.
Fact of the Week, July 5, 1999
The nearly 4.6 million women-owned businesses in the 50 top metropolitan areas in the U.S. are increasingly substantial, employing a total of 15.5 million people and generating $2.1 trillion in sales in their local communities.
Citation
Center for Women’s Business Research. “Fact of the Week, December 27, 1999.” Washington, DC.