1. Age of Owner Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007

2. Education Level of Owner Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007

3. Minority Women-Owned Businesses Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007 (in thousands)

4. Growth of Minority Women-Owned Businesses, 2002 to 2007 Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007

5. Growth of Minority Women-Owned Businesses: Employee Firms, 2002 to 2007 Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007

6. Characteristics of Women-Owned Businesses: Geography Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007 30.6%-34.5% 28.8%-30.5% 24.8%-28.7% 22.1%-24.7%

7. Characteristics of Women-Owned Businesses: Industry Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007 (in thousands)

8. Characteristics of Women-Owned Businesses: Industry Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007 (in thousands)

9. Characteristics of Women-Owned Businesses: Employees Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007 (in thousands)

10. Characteristics of Women-Owned Businesses: Receipts Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007 (in thousands)

11. Large Revenue Women-Owned Businesses Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007 There are 141,502 women-owned firms with receipts of $1 million or more, just 1.82% of all women-owned firms. These large revenue firms generate total receipts of $835.7 billion annually. A full 97% of these firms are employer firms, employing 4.7 million people across the country with a payroll of $159.1 billion. These employer firms have average receipts of $6.1 million. Just 2.9% of these firms do not have any paid employees. They generate average receipts of $1.8 million annually.

12. Large Revenue Women-Owned Businesses: Industry Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007

13. Large Revenue Women-Owned Businesses: Industry Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007

14. Business As Primary Source of Income Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007

15. Initial Acquisition of Business Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007

16. Source of Capital to Start/Acquire Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007

17. Source of Capital to Start/Acquire Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007

18. Amount of Capital to Start/Acquire Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007

19. Amount of Capital to Start/Acquire Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007

20. Source of Capital to Expand in 2007 Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007

21. Seasonal or Part-time Business Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007 *In 2007, did any of the following characteristics describe the activity of this business?”

22. Seasonal or Part-time Business Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007 *In 2007, did any of the following characteristics describe the activity of this business?”

23. Types of Customers* Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007 *”In 2007, which of the following types of customers accounted for 10% or more of this business’s total sales of goods and/or services?”

24. Benefits of Employer Firms Data from US Census’ Survey of Business Owners 2007 *”In 2007, which of the following employee benefits were paid totally or partly by this business?”