Presented by Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce & Phoenix MBDA Business Center, March 2013. Research conducted by: WestGroup Research The 2013 Women-Owned Business Enterprises Report provides insights into the challenges, strategies, characteristics and resources of this increasingly important segment of Arizona businesses. Given the state of Arizona’s rapid economic recovery, understanding how Women-Owned businesses fared during the recession and how their owners feel about the future is critical to the process of shaping our economy.