SPECIAL FOCUS
WOMEN’S
Work
Women-owned businesses are on the rise, according to the 2022 Annual Report from the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC).
1.2 MILLION
The number of womenowned businesses with employees in the United States
–––– 20.9%
The percent of all businesses with employees that are women-owned
–––– 16.7%
The increase of womenowned businesses from 2012 to 2019, compared with 5.2% for men-owned businesses
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51.9%
The growth in gross receipts for women-owned companies from 2012 to 2019, compared with 34.2% for men-owned businesses
–––– 28%
The percent increase in workers employed by women-owned businesses from 2012 to 2019, compared with 10.8% in men-owned businesses
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$1.8 TRILLION
Annual revenues for women-owned businesses – which is 4.3% of the total private sector annual revenues
the resources of the Small Business Development Center as well as finding a mentor. “I met my mentor through SCORE,” Eisenschenk said. SCORE is the Service Corps of Retired Executives, a group of volunteers who share their time and expertise with up-and-coming entrepreneurs. “To this day he’s still my mentor. I can call him up if I need to and run ideas by him.” Tamm has spent her career using the connections she has built along the way. “A lot of it was word of mouth marketing, and it was based off of relationships that I grew,” she said of the early days of ownership. She didn’t hesitate to seek advice wherever she could. Story continues on page 48.