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This is Lane Beattie of the Salt Lake Chamber with your Utah Business Report.
The landscape of doing business is constantly evolving and women are stepping forward even more.
The fourth annual American Express OPEN State of Women-Owned Businesses Report indicates that Utah has an estimated 73-thousand women-owned firms, employing more than 58-thousand people and doing 13 billion dollars in sales. Since 1997, the national number of women-owned business has increased 68 percent. Utah alone has seen growth of 73.8 percent over that same period.
Talk about women making business happen.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's third annual Center for Women in Business Summit last month, celebrated the successes of business women around the country. This national summit also marked the launch of a new report, titled, "Women-Owned: Businesses Carving a New American Business Landscape." This report highlights the growing impact of women entrepreneurs and small business owners on the national economy. The report also says that Utah is one of the top states for self-employed women with a special mention of the Chamber's Women's Business Center. You can find more information at slchamber.com. That's slchamber.com. This is Lane Beattie on KSL News Radio.
