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Women Entrepreneurs Are On A Historic Rise
Women Entrepreneurs Are On A Historic Rise
What's Stopping You From Joining?
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The historical increase in start-up businesses started in 2020 in the United States at a 24 percent increase. That number is estimated to be 4.4 million, as stated by the Peterson Institute of International Economics. Within that quantity, female-owned is estimated to be over 30 percent and is at an unprecedented number.
With California at one time being the state with the highest quantity of small businesses, our group of California entrepreneurial women based in Silicon Valley decided to take our local community and offer our insight and friendships across the country.
Our community of WELA women is opening our arms in education and support to ensure the highest potential of success is achieved. Whether you’re an aspiring, active, or retired entrepreneur, we’d love to have you be a part of our community. • The US has 12.3 million women-owned businesses. There were only 402,000 women-owned businesses in 1972
• 40% of US businesses are women-owned.
• There are 114% more women entrepreneurs than there were 20 years ago.
• There are 114% more women entrepreneurs than there were 20 years ago.
