NEW YORK, NY (April 16, 2018) excerpt via FORBES - Female entrepreneurs face formidable challenges in starting a business and securing financing. Despite these extra hurdles, women-owned businesses are growing rapidly.
From 2002 to 2012, the number of women-owned businesses grew at 2.5 times the national average, and employment in women-owned businesses increased at 4.5 times the average rate, according to the US Census Bureau.
Forbes presents an interview Carla Harris, President of the National Women’s Business Council, offering advice and support to women business owners.
