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This woman-owned business has been developing eco-friendly and nontoxic products—including pet beds and toothbrushes—for more than 30 years. The idea started with Petique’s owner, Kathy Tsai.
March is Women's History Month. Here are 30 women-owned businesses to support now and forever, including items across home, fashion, beauty and more.
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 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 ...
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.
Delaware has the highest women's VC funding deal count rate per women-owned businesses in the country. In Delaware, 6% of women-owned businesses receive VC funding. This is a much higher ...
SHI is the largest Minority- and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) in the U.S. [27] In 2023, it was named one of America's Best Midsize Employers by Forbes. [28] In 2020, it was included on Forbes' list of America's Best Employers for Women. [29]
Any expansion depends on how business goes, but "if growth continues at the rate it’s going now," he said, "then the decision kind of makes itself." Reach Becky Jacobs at bjacobs@gannett.com or ...