See how Florida ranks among top states for women-owned businesses
from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy including the number of businesses owned by men and the number owned by women. The Sunshine State ranked No. 2 with 4,747 women-owned small businesses per 100,000 businesses, barely edged out by D.C.'s 4,753.
"Florida ranks second and is home to female-owned businesses like Lil Roberts’ Xendoo, a cloud-based technology company that focuses on online bookkeeping and accounting for business owners. LMS General Contractors, with roots in both Florida and California, was started by , who was the youngest black woman to earn a CSLB general engineering license from the state of California," said the study.Florida has 1.034 million women-owned businesses, compared to 1.422 million owned by menMeanwhile, Florida is home to 128,307 equally owned businesses.
Other states in the top five include Colorado , Vermont and Georgia . The lowest state on the list was West Virginia .
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
The Psychological Toll of Being the Only Woman of Color at WorkSystemic bias and discrimination at work can take a mental health toll on women of color. And due to a variety of factors, including a lack of mental health providers of color, women of color aren’t getting the mental health help they need. It’s a crisis where individual women of color begin blaming themselves for systemic bias. The author spoke with Danielle Jenkins Henry, licensed marriage family therapist associate (LMFTA) and founder of a psychotherapy practice for Black women, who offers four ways for women of color to take care of their mental health first and foremost.
Read more »
Viking Textiles Show Women Had Tremendous PowerCloth from Viking and medieval archaeological sites shows that women literally made the money in the North Atlantic
Read more »
Men are leading a movement to lock up women for getting abortionsThese male politicians are pushing for women who receive abortions to be punished with prison time
Read more »
Dyson’s Peggy Elsrode on Supporting Women at Every LevelPeggy Elsrode, president, Americas at Dyson, shared her own experience climbing the corporate ladder and taking an active role in lifting up other women in business.
Read more »