Stories Related to Women-owned Maine Businesses Fell Slightly In 2016, Bucking National Trend

Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News
Tue, 08/14/2018 - 9:32am

The number of companies nationwide owned by women increased 2.8 percent in 2016 over the previous year, but slid 1.8 percent in Maine, recent U.S. Census data show. Maine women owned 5,213 companies, employed 41,426 people and had a payroll of $1.4 billion in 2016. That’s about 27 percent of all Maine businesses in 2016, outpacing the 20 percent of all U.S.

PREV NEXT
Sections:  u.s.   
Topics:  Maine   Penobscot County   Bangor   
BING NEWS:
  • Supplier Diversity: Women Owned Businesses (WOB)
    The UN Secretariat is dedicated to providing opportunities to Women Owned Businesses, in line with Sustainable Development Goal #5 – of achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls.
    06/10/2022 - 1:09 pm | View Link
  • Maine is a top state for women-owned businesses, study finds biz.biz
    Maine’s women-owned businesses demonstrate the highest “employment vitality” — a measure of their job growth rate and average number of staff — according to a national study released Monday.
    09/24/2019 - 4:48 am | View Link
  • The Top Cities For Women-Owned Businesses
    In addition to Monroe, areas such as Racine, Wisconsin (#4) and Lancaster, Pennsylvania (#10) claim average annual revenue for women-owned businesses of up to four times as much as the national ...
    03/3/2015 - 8:08 am | View Link
  • More

 

PREV NEXT
Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

Movies With Butter More Movie News

More U.s. News