Tag: Educated Market

Women of Color: A Powerful Demographic for the Future

Mar 14, 2019

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by

Desiree Patno

in NAWRB in the Press, Women

The statistics are captivating: American Express OPEN’s 7th Annual State of Women-Owned Businesses Report reveals that businesses owned by women of color have grown 467 percent since 1997. Numbering 5.4 million, minority women-owned businesses comprise 46 percent of all women-owned firms, have over 2 million employees and generate $361 billion in annual revenue. In the…