Closing the Gender Gap in Startup Financing
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July 31, 2023Women represent more than half of the United States population and make significant contributions across all industries and sectors. Americans…The Power of Procurement
August 19, 2022Women-owned small businesses make up a significant proportion of all firms in the Los Angeles region with just over 20…Facts on Women-owned Employer Businesses
August 5, 2021There were roughly 12 million women-owned businesses in 2017.* According to the 2019 Annual Business Survey, women employer businesses numbered…Wealth Equity & Employee Ownership
April 1, 2021Drawing on recent research, this issue brief – co-authored by the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, the Institute for the…Women Business Ownership 2017-2018
March 29, 2021Women-owned firms made up only 19.9% of all firms that employed people in the United States in 2018 but their…Who Started Businesses During the Pandemic? A Survey of Women Starting Businesses During COVID
March 17, 2021Economists have long been sounding the alarm that Black, Latinx, and female workers and small business owners are being hit…NWBC Roundtable Report
February 4, 2021The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) released its 2020 #LetsTalkBusiness Roundtable Series Report, a collection of testimonials from women entrepreneurs…COVID’s Effect on Female-Owned Small Businesses
August 25, 2020Women-owned small businesses have been more heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic than male-owned small businesses, and they are less…2018 Annual Business Survey
May 19, 2020The U.S. Census Bureau released new estimates showing 1.1 million employer firms were owned by women and 1.0 million by…