It's a good time to be a female entrepreneur.
Over the past 15 years, the number of female-owned businesses has increased more than 54% nationally, according to a study by American Express OPEN.
Between 1997 and 2012, the number of women-owned businesses grew at a pace that was 1.5 times the national average, according to the study. More than 8.3 million businesses--or 29% of all businesses--are now owned by women.
For the most part, the study found, the biggest growth has come in Southern states. States where woman-owned businesses had the fastest growth rates over that time period included Georgia (with 95% growth), North Carolina (83%), Mississippi (75%), and Texas (75%). One Western outlier was Nevada, which had a 92% surge in woman-owned businesses.
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