3 Amazing Facts About Black Female Entrepreneurs in America

1. The number of companies started by African-American women grew nearly 258 percent from 1997 to 2013.
2. The number of African-American women-owned businesses in 2013 was estimated at 1.1 million, comprising 42 percent of businesses owned by women of color and 49 percent of all African-American-owned businesses
 

3. African-American women-owned businesses employed 272,000 workers and generated $44.9 billion in revenue in 2013.

  

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