Canadian Women in Small Business

CANADIAN WOMEN Business in small Female entrepreneurs are an important part of the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) landscape in Canada. Fostering entrepreneurial activity among women, therefore, will have a significant impact on wealth and job creation across the country. 13% From 1999 to 2009, the number of self-employed women grew by 13 percent compared with 10 percent for men. 10% 48.5 AVERAGE TOTAL REVENUE 60ok 60 YEARS 50 2007 51.1 48.5 540k 40 2004 30 Women business owners were generally younger than their male counterparts in 2007, averaging 48.5 years of age compared with 51.1 years of age. 48ok 10 420k 36ok In 2001, 44% 2000 300k The majority of women-owned firms of female business owners indicated that they intended to expand the size and scope of their business within 2 have shown strong growth in average total years, compared to 38% of majority male-owned businesses. revenue, jumping from $335,000 in 2000 to $525,000 in 2004 and $563.000 in 2007. BUT In 2010, WAIT! over 900,000 of the 2,6 million self-employed workers in Canada were women In 2007. J1% of women business owners had more than 10 years of management or ownership experience compared with 74 percent of male business owners. 51%