Women owned businesses account for almost $1.3 trillion in revenue and women-owned business has grown by 54% in the last 15 years! Washington, DC is number one in economic growth. In a political town and a flourishing tech scene, these Amerian Express OPEN statistics should implore our Lady Leaders to blow the doors off their dream potential. -Nakeva
Extra Reading, review the American Express OPEN Forum post:
http://www.openforum.com/articles/2012-american-express-open-state-of-women-owned-businesses-report
Quote: “Similar to the 2011 American Express OPEN State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, the most compelling insights come not from an accounting of the most up-to-date numbers of women-owned firms, but in the analysis of the issue of growth.”
Grab a copy of the report:
http://media.nucleus.naprojects.com/pdf/State_of_Women-Owned_Businesses-Report_FINAL.pdf
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