This statistic shows the percentage of change in the number of small businesses operating in the United States from 2002 to 2012, broken down by the owner's gender. Between 2007 and 2012, the number of women-owned small businesses increased by 13.8 percent.
Percentage of change in the number of small businesses in the United States from 2002 to 2012, by gender of owner
The Small Business Administration defines a small business for research purposes as an independent business having fewer than 500 employees.
Data on nonemployer businesses is not included.
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US Census Bureau. (December 31, 2015). Percentage of change in the number of small businesses in the United States from 2002 to 2012, by gender of owner [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/530898/small-businesses-growth-in-the-us-by-gender/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of change in the number of small businesses in the United States from 2002 to 2012, by gender of owner." Chart. December 31, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/530898/small-businesses-growth-in-the-us-by-gender/
US Census Bureau. (2015). Percentage of change in the number of small businesses in the United States from 2002 to 2012, by gender of owner. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/530898/small-businesses-growth-in-the-us-by-gender/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of Change in The Number of Small Businesses in The United States from 2002 to 2012, by Gender of Owner." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2015, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/530898/small-businesses-growth-in-the-us-by-gender/
US Census Bureau, Percentage of change in the number of small businesses in the United States from 2002 to 2012, by gender of owner Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/530898/small-businesses-growth-in-the-us-by-gender/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of change in the number of small businesses in the United States from 2002 to 2012, by gender of owner [Graph], US Census Bureau, December 31, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/530898/small-businesses-growth-in-the-us-by-gender/
