Women-owned businesses continue to increase in Mississippi, keeping pace with a national trend that now shows that 38 percent of all U.S. businesses are owned by women.
“Women-owned businesses in Mississippi continue to be a force to be reckoned with,” says Janita R. Stewart, SBA District Director in Mississippi. “They are right there alongside their male counterparts as innovators and job creators operating in a variety of business industries, helping to strengthen and expand the economy.”
Stewart said these business owners, as well as women who are thinking about starting their own business, need to keep in mind that, in addition to SBA, there are other resources out there to assist. SBA-funded resource partners that provide management, technical assistance, counseling and training, free and confidential, including SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executive), the Small Business Development Center network, the Veterans Business Outreach Center and the new Mississippi Women Business Center.
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