Our regional SBA office recently hosted a Women-owned Business Panel in celebration of Women’s History Month. The following women volunteered their time to speak on the panel which was moderated by Whitney Keyes of Whitney Keyes Productions:
- Natalie Barnes, the Owners Alliance
- Maria Beck, Andelcare
- Kay Hirai, Studio 904
- Tanya Jimale, JTS Management
- Laurie Simon, Ombrella, Inc.
- Karen Whorton, Reusies
Did you know? Women-owned businesses employ more than 7 million workers and generate over $1 trillion in revenue each year.There are 7.8 million women-owned businesses in America
- They grew 44% from 1997 to 2007 (twice as fast as male-owned businesses)
- 88% of these women-owned firms are small businesses
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