In 2006 (the latest year for which data are available) an SBA review reported that women-owned firms accounted for 6.5 percent of total employment in U.S. firms.
Between 1997 and 2002, the numbers of women-owned firms overall increased by 19.8 percent.
Small firms with fewer than 500 employees represent 99.9 percent of the 26.8 million businesses in the U.S.
Over the past decade, small businesses created 60 to 80 percent of the net new jobs.
Estimates for businesses with employees indicate there were 649,700 new firms and 564,900 closures in 2006.
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Since 1987, the number of women-owned firms in the U.S. has doubled, employment has increased four-fold and their revenues have risen five-fold.
As of 2005, there are an estimated 10.1 million majority-owned, privately held, women-owned firms in the U.S., employing 18.2 million people and generating $2.32 trillion in sales.
Women-owned businesses account for 28 percent of all businesses in the United States and represent about 775,000 new startups per year and account for 55 percent of new startups.
Between 1997 and 2002, women-owned firms grew by 19.8 percent while all U.S. firms grew by seven percent. Employment increased by 30 percent and sales grew by 40 percent—the same rate as all firms in the U.S.
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