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Missouri Women-Owned
Businesses grow by 25.1%
There were 163,678
women-owned firms in Missouri in 2012 (the most recent statistics available), according
to data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 Survey of Business Owners. This
number is up from 130,772 in 2007, an increase of 25.1 percent.
 Currently, one-third of all businesses in Missouri are
women-owned, and these firms accounted for more than $25.6 billion in sales and
receipts in 2012.
To see how Missouri stacks up nationally in terms of number
of women-owned businesses, please click
here! You can also check out which local industries have the largest
concentration of women-owned businesses by following
this link!
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 The Missouri Women’s
Council, a division of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, serves as a resource and referral center to encourage, educate, and
support Missouri women as they pursue their economic goals. To learn more,
including information on how to achieve Minority/Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) certification, please visit womenscouncil.org.
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You can also find resources to help grow your business by connecting with the Missouri Department of Economic
Development.
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