This is why there is a lot of growth in these nontraditional areas of business. Unfortunately, statistics that specify black women entrepreneurs are hard to come by. The 1992 survey of the highly criticized U.S. Census Bureau did a report on minority-owned businesses, but they did not count the fastest growing segment of black businesses. The lack of precise data on black women entrepreneurs is evidence that despite their impressive gains black women are still fighting for recognition. One of the biggest challenges that black women face in the business field is being taken seriously.
Many people continue to question whether a business run by a woman can be productive.
While women continue to battle with the perception that they are not potential business owners, statistics prove otherwise. Yet, access to capital continues to be a struggle for black women. Statistics show that companies that form joint ventures are growing much more rapidly than those that do not are. Despite their newsworthy breakthroughs and their inspiring success stories, black women have not been given their due. Women have traditionally gone out of their way to learn how to deal with men and play by their rules, but now men must learn how to relate to women of power.