female business owners

Women across the country mean business. In Arizona alone, there are an estimated 140,100 women-owned businesses, employing hundreds of thousands and creating a boost in both the state’s and nation’s economies. According to American Express OPEN State of Women-Owned Business, a detailed report analyzing December 2010-released data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the numbers of women-owned firms are on the rise. “The way I see it, the numbers can only go up from here,” said Deborah Sweeney, a … [Read more...] about More Women Taking the Helm