While the country's 6.5 million privately held, women-owned firms generated an estimated $940 billion in sales and employed 7.1 million people in 2002, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, a Kauffman Foundation research report released today indicates that women-owned firms have relatively underperformed men-owned firms in a number of measures.
New York City SCORE Offers Business Advice on Avoiding Recession Pitfalls (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Entrepreneurs face challenges on many fronts, including lower consumer spending, rising unemployment and tightening credit.
Starting over: Creating opportunities after suffering job layoffs (BizJournals)
John-Paul Maxfield lost his job at a private equity firm about four months ago. In any other year, he would have looked for another job. Instead, he has cashed out his IRA, traded the family Volvo for a pickup truck and is starting his own recycling business: Denver-based Waste Farmers LLC.
Biz Buzz: Business news from around town (Fullerton News Tribune)
Cherch Restaurant to open
IAB and CenterPoint Corporate Services Launch Strategic Alliance to Benefit Small Business (PRWeb)
IAB, America's premiere small business membership association and CenterPoint Corporate Services, Inc., the recognized leader in business formations in Nevada, Delaware, Texas and California, have formed a strategic alliance to expand IAB's benefit offering to small businesses throughout the U.S. "IAB is known for providing individuals, families and small businesses affordable access to a ...
Oklahoma Tax Commission business tax workshop scheduled in February (The Daily Ardmoreite)
Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc. will host a free workshop on state taxes for business owners and entrepreneurs in the Durant area, according to Dr. Barbara Rackley, coordinator of REI?s Women?s Business Center.
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