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Center for Women’s Business Research

• Characteristics of Women Business Owners
• Employee Benefits/Employment Issues
• Financing and Business Issues
• Home-Based Women-Owned Businesses
• International
• Minority Women Business Owners
• Statistics
• Technology

Characteristics of Women Business Owners

Groundbreaking, Multi-Year Study Underway of Newly Launched Women-Owned Firms (2002)

Majority of Women Business Owners Influenced By Environmental Friendliness (2002)

New Generation of Women Entrepreneurs Achieving Business Success (2001)

Fast-Growth Women and Men Entrepreneurs Take Different Paths to Business Success (2001)

New Survey Shows Traits of Women Owners of Fast-Growth Businesses (2001)

Survey Finds Business Owners are Philanthropic Leaders (2000) Women entrepreneurs more likely than men to fill leadership roles as volunteers for charities

What Drives Fast-Growing, Women-Owned Firms? (2000) Ground-breaking study to examine the paths of growth-oriented firms

Women Business Owners as Consumers: Transforming the Marketplace (1999) Business women drive consumer spending

Business Women of Achievement Are Independent Philanthropists (1999) Members of women’s business group are substantial givers

Women Business Owners Upbeat for 1999 (1999) Many say Y2K is not a major concern

Women of All Races Share Entrepreneurial Spirit (1998) Women of color start businesses in record numbers

Entrepreneurial Ideas Motivate Women to Start Businesses (1998) Those leaving corporations increasingly cite frustration with that environment

Women Business Owners: Leaders In Volunteerism (1996) Participation Is Significantly Higher Than the Average Business Owner

Women-Owned Businesses: Breaking the Boundaries (1995) Women-Owned Businesses Outpace All US Firms

Styles of Success: The Thinking and Management Styles of Women and Men Entrepreneurs (1994) New Study Quantifies Thinking and Management Style Difference Between Women and Men Business Owners

Credibility, Creativity and Independence (1994) Women Business Owners Voice Greatest Challenges and Biggest Rewards of Entrepreneurship

Employee Benefits/Employment Issues

Business Owners and Gender Equity in the Workplace (2000)

Women Business Owners Give Priority to Retirement Plans (1997) They also offer more plan options; seek to minimize risks

Employee Benefits Offered by Women-Owned Businesses: A Framework for Comparison (1994) Women-Owned Businesses Lead the Way in Providing Employee Benefits

Financing and Business Issues

Women-Owned Firms Attract Investors for Business Growth(2000)

Women Entrepreneurs Take Lead in Plans for Investing (1998) One-third of potential investors would go online

Access to Credit Continues to Improve for Women Business Owners (1998) Remains a greater problem for women business owners of color

Women-Owned Firms Are Selling to Governments, Corporations (1998) Women lag men in sales to corporations; minority women advance

Capital, Credit and Financing(1996) Comparing Women and Men Business Owners’ Sources and Uses of Capital

Financing the Business: A Report On Financial Issues From the 1992 Biennial Survey (1992) Women Business Owners Report Financial Barriers in Growing Their Businesses

Home-Based Women-Owned Businesses

Technology Boosts Growth in Home-Based Businesses (1997) Midwest survey shows 40% of women and men owners use Internet

The Characteristics and Contributions of Home-Based Women-Owned Businesses in the US (1995) Home-Based Women-Owned Businesses Number and Employ Millions

International

On The Move: Women and Men Business Owners in the United Kingdom(2001)

Women Business Owners in Argentina consider access to leading technology the key for their success(2000)

La Mujer Empresaria Argentina considera clave para su éxito el acceso a la tecnología de vanguardia (2000)

Impact of Research About Women Entrepreneurs is Recognized (1999)

Women Entrepreneurs In Canada Focused on Growth (1999) A new study by IBM Canada and Women Business Owners of Canada

Characteristics of Women Entrepreneurs Worldwide Revealed (1999) Survey shows optimism, technology use, global trade

Women Entrepreneurs an Emerging Economic Force in Mexico (1998) IBM Committed to the Development of Women Entrepreneurs Through the Use of Technology

Las Mujeres Empresarias: Una Fuerza Economica Emergente En México (1998) IBM Comprometida En El Desarrollo De Las Mujeres Empresarias Mediante El Uso De La Tecnologia

Ireland’s Women-Owned Firms Are Thriving (1998) Many use technology and have access to capital

Women Entrepreneurs Worldwide Voice Optimism (1998) Also embrace technology and international trade

First Selection of Leading Women Entrepreneurs Worldwide (1997) Women-Owned Firms are Worldwide Economic Force

News Advisory: Women Entrepreneurs Are A Growing International Trend (1997)

Growth of Women-Led Businesses in Canada Echoes Increases in the US (1996)

NFWBO Wins Grant to Study Women-Owned Business in Russia (1995)

Going Global: Women-Owned Businesses in the International Marketplace (1995) Women-Owned Firms Are Going Global

Minority Women Business Owners

Number of Minority Women-Owned Businesses Expected to Reach 1.2 Million in 2002(2001)

Latina Entrepreneurs: An Economic Force in the U.S. (2000)

Las Empresarias Latinas: Una Fuerza Económica en los EE.UU. (2000)

Minority Women-Owned Firms Thriving (1997) Growth is triple the rate of overall business growth

Statistics

One in 18 U.S. Women is a Business Owner. (2002)

Number of Minority Women-Owned Businesses Expected to Reach 1.2 Million in 2002 (2001)

Number of Women-Owned Businesses Expected To Reach 6.2 Million in 2002(2001) Sales to surpass $1 trillion, growth rates continue to exceed national averages

Largest Women-owned Firms Demonstrate Increasing Economic Power(2001) Largest firms show strongest growth rates, women-owned businesses as creditworthy as all firms

Women-owned Businesses Continue to Expand Faster than the Economy(2001) New Census Bureau report “paints incomplete picture” of women-owned firms

Women-Owned Businesses Thrive in Nation’s Top 50 Metro Areas (1999)

Women-Owned Businesses Top 9 Million in 1999 (1999) Economic clout increases as employment, revenues grow

Women-Owned Firms Increase in 50 Metro Areas (1997) Growth is faster than the economy

Women-Owned Businesses in the US: 1996 Fact Sheets (1996) Women-Owned Business Owners’ Economic Impact Re-affirmed

Technology

Entrepreneurs Increase Reliance on Internet (2001)

Women Entrepreneurs Embrace the Internet and Information Technology (1997) Computer investments top $170 billion

Uses of Technology (1996) A Comparison of Women and Men Business Owners’ Current and Future Uses of Technology

Technology Key to Growth and Success of Women-Owned Businesses (1995)

The Use of Computers In Women-Owned Businesses (1994) Women Business Owners More Likely Than Other Businesses To Use Computer Technology In Their Companies

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