Abstract:There has been a sizable movement of American women into business ownership in recent years. Oneresearcher stated in 1993 women were initiating businesses at twice the rate of men (Buttner, 1993).According to the U. S. Labor Department October 1999 website, women were starting businesses in theUS at a rate of 350,000 to 400,000 a year between 1987 and 1996. With such growth through the year2010, there will be approximately four to five million female owned businesses added to the Americaneconomy. Combined with… Show more
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