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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Women-owned firms increased nearly 20 percent over the latest period studied, according to a report released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
During the five years between 1997 and 2002, women-owned firms grew by 19.8 percent while all U.S. firms grew by seven percent.
A wealth of data on women in the work force and women-owned business is presented in Women in Business: A Demographic Review of Women