Women owned businesses now employ 15.5 million people which is more people than Fortune 500 companies employ worldwide. Women are starting new businesses twice as fast as men at a rate of over 300,000 new companies a year. 46 million women have access to a computer compared to 34 million men between the ages of 18-34 or 14 million youths under 18. Small business owners averaged a higher income than did wage and salary workers according to a 1991 Bureau of Census study.
Small businesses employ every six out of ten people.
All the major industries which the Bureau of Labor Statistics project to grow most rapidly in employment are dominated by small businesses. Small businesses are creating two-thirds of the net new jobs, and during recessions small businesses are almost the sole source of job growth. Online through CompuServe. A little over half of households with PC's have kids. Third Age SeniorNet Senior.