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The mission of the Atlanta chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners is to foster and promote the success of women business owners.
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Atlanta Women Business Owners
Today is a great time to be a woman business owner - especially in Georgia!
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Atlanta ranks 12th among the top 50 metro areas for women-owned
businesses. In 1999, women owned 138,000 firms, provided 31,000
jobs and generated $50 million in sales.
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In 1996, there were 117,000 women-owned businesses in Atlanta, employing 222,000 workers and generating $30 million in sales revenue. That is an increase of 53.9% in the number of firms, 110% in the number of employees and 150% in sales between 1992 and 1999.
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Women-Owned Businesses in Georgia! |
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Georgia ranks number one in Percent Growth in Number,
Employment and Sales for Women-Owned Firms.
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Georgia ranks 10th out of the 50 states in the number of women-owned firms as of 1999, 8th in employment and 6th in sales.
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As of 1999, there are over 239,000 women-owned businesses
in Georgia accounting for 37% of all firms in the state.
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Women-owned firms in Georgia employ over 1.1 million people
and generate over $182 billion in sales.
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In Georgia, as in the nation as a whole, most women-owned firms
are in services and retail trade. Over half (52%) of the women-owned
firms in Georgia are in services and 18% are in retail trade.
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Statistics are from the National Federation of Women Business Owners (NFWBO), entitled Women-Owned Businesses in Georgia: A Fact Sheet. NFWBO is one of NAWBO's sister organizations.
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