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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 Certified Business Manager (CBM) is a credential created and administered by the Association of Professionals in Business Management (APBM). [1] It was designed to validate the mastery of business management knowledge, skills, and abilities.
The Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD) helps to improve business opportunities for Florida-based woman-, veteran-, and minority-owned small businesses. OSD manages a state certification program for eligible small businesses, maintains an online directory of certified business enterprises, and conducts outreach and training for small businesses ...
The Institute of Certified Professional Managers (ICPM) is a US-based, non-profit, educational institute and certification body affiliated with the James Madison University College of Business, that provides education and certification in management to managers, supervisors and leaders working in all industries. It was founded in 1974.
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 ...
Diverse- and women-owned business enterprises are among the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. economy. Diverse-owned businesses generated an estimated $495 billion in annual revenue in 1997 [ 5 ] and employed nearly 4 million workers, while women-owned firms employed about 19 million people [ 6 ] and generated $2.5 trillion in annual sales.
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.
Minority business enterprise (MBE) is an American designation for businesses which are at least 51% owned, operated and controlled on a daily basis by one or more (in combination) American citizens of the following ethnic minority and/or gender (e.g. woman-owned) and/or military veteran classifications: [citation needed]