COVER STORY: Woman-Owned Businesses
How Top Woman-Owned Businesses are Reaching for the Stars
Jen Behnke United Federal Logistics Inc.
Donna Sleasman DGT Trucking
Approximately one-third of all businesses in the United States are owned by women – 12.3 million businesses, according to a report by American Express and SCORE.
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Arelis Gutierrez Aria Logistics
Starting a business is always challenging, but it can be especially difficult for women in the male-dominated transportation industry. Getting a business off the ground, securing financial backing, building a network, establishing a competitive advantage… No doubt, the businesses recognized as Women In Trucking’s 2019 Top Woman-Owned Businesses in Transportation have experienced many of these issues and more.
Jane Kennedy Greene Kenco
Here’s a look at how some of the TOP WOB’s – newcomers as well as long-standing industry companies – are rising to the challenge.
Focusing on Employees Jen Behnke, President, and her husband Kyle launched United Federal Logistics Inc. in 2015, providing line-haul services to FedEx Ground. As a business owner, Behnke demonstrates how some of the “soft skills” that women often
