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Minority Numbers

Businesses Owned by Women of Color in the United States

Firms owned by women of color are growing at five times the rate of all U.S. firms, according to the Center for Women's Business Research's 2006 biennial update.

  • Between 1997 and 2006, the number of privately-held firms that are 51% or more owned by women of color grew by 120%, while all privately-held firms in the United States grew by 24%.

  • Between 1997 and 2006, African-American women-owned businesses grew by 147%,while Hispanic women-owned businesses grew by nearly 121%.

For more results from our look at minority women business owners, underwritten by a prestigious consortium of corporations and non-profit organizationsas part of the Accelerating the Growth of Businesses Owned by Women of Color

  • Businesses Owned by Women of Color in the United States, 2006 PDF

  • African American Women-Owned Businesses in the United States, 2006

  • Asian American Women-Owned Businesses in the United States, 2006
    • Pacific Islander Women Owned Businesses in the United States, 2006

  • Hispanic Women-Owned Businesses in the United States, 2006

  • Native American & Alaska Native Women-Owned Businesses in the United States, 2006