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Without further ado, here are 30 women-owned businesses to shop right now. Velvet Travel Jewelry Box Organizer. Founded in 2015, Benevolence LA offers a mix of stylish home products while also ...
The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) is an organization in the United States founded in 1975 that has the purpose of networking the approximately 10.6 million women-owned businesses so as to provide mutual support, share resources, and provide a single voice to help shape economic and public policy. As of 2025, the ...
The organization is dedicated to investing in female-owned businesses, and right now, they’re doing just that through a global $100,000 pitch competition series.
Overall, the number of women-owned businesses in the U.S. increased 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, making up 39.1% of all of the country's businesses, according to research from Wells Fargo.
A woman-owned business is a specific designation used by American government agencies and industry associations to set aside special programs to encourage and empower female business owners. Most definitions of this term involve a practical look at the legal and ownership structure, as well as the issue of control of the day-to-day operations ...
The number of female-owned businesses in the United States is growing at twice the rate of all firms. As of 2018, around 40% of US firms are majority-owned by women, much higher than most other developed economies. [41] Corporate support for women in business is also on the rise, with grants made available to help women in business. [42] [43]
There are 13 million women-owned businesses in the U.S., representing 42% of all businesses, yet there is still a significant disparity in revenue and capital between these businesses and others,...
In 1972, women-owned businesses accounted for 4.6 per cent of all U.S. businesses—that was about 1.5 million self-employed women. That number increased to 2.1 million in 1979 and 3.5 million in 1984. In 1997, there were about 5.4 million women-owned businesses and in 2007, that number increased to 7.8 million.