Women-owned firms are estimated to number just over 8.1 million nationally, generating nearly $1.3 trillion in revenues and employing 7.7 million workers.
A new report, The American Express OPEN State of Women-Owned Businesses Report: A Summary of Important Trends, 1997-2011, also provides estimates of the number and economic contributions of women-owned firms by industry, by state, and by revenue and employment size of firm.
WEB is the only SBA-affiliated Women’s Business Center in the state of Maryland.
Over 100 Women’s Business Centers throughout the United States train, on average, more than 150,000 business owners and potential entrepreneurs every year. (Source: Enterprising Women magazine.)
WEB’s success rates for creating sustainable businesses exceed national averages.
71% of WEB-built businesses are thriving after three years, compared with a national average business survival rate of 56%.Return on Investment: Our program graduates return $14 to the economy for every $1 spent on their business training.
