| Women business owners are increasing
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| | nearly one-third of them concentrated in
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| substantially, and if they go through the
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| | health care and social services. These
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| proper channels there are several
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| | companies employ 27.5 million people and
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| governmental organizations set up to play
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| | contribute an estimated $3.6 trillion to
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| a support role in helping those companies
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| | the U.S. economy. But along with the
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| thrive. But as many things associated
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| | SBA's slow-footed approach to enforce the
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| with state and federal governments, a
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| | 1999 legislation, there are other unique
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| slow-moving bureaucracy can bog down by
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| | obstacles women face in the world of
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| the process.One of the biggest boons for
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| | business. This underlines the idea that
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| women-owned businesses came in 1999, when
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| | women entrepreneurs shouldn't treat
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| Congress passes legislation that set
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| | governmental support as an option, but as
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| aside contracts for women-owned companies
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| | a necessity.Women who own businesses are
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| in typically male-dominated industries.
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| | encouraged to be certified as a women's
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| In addition, securing a federal contract
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| | business and actively pursue not only
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| can mean millions to a small and growing
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| | government contracts, but corporate ones
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| business. The legislation, however,
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| | as well. Other governmental agency
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| hasn't quite worked out as planned."The
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| | support for women includes:* National
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| number of women-owned businesses is
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| | Women's Business Council, an advisory
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| astounding," Susan Phillips Bari,
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| | board that helps define policy related to
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| president of the Women's Business
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| | economic issues of women-owned
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| Enterprise National Council told the
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| | firms;* Women-21.gov, an informational
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| Associated Press in a recent article.
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| | site with articles, news and networking
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| "Our issue is not with the number of
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| | opportunities;* Office of Women's
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| businesses, but rather with their access
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| | Business Ownership, which has an office
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| to contracts in the government and
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| | in every state offering training,
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| private sector."The federal government's
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| | technical assistance and access to
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| pledge of awarding 5 percent of federal
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| | federal contracts and international trade
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| contracts to women-owned firms fell short
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| | opportunities.There is also the Center
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| in 2004, coming in at 3 percent. In
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| | for Women's Business Research, which is
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| percentages, that may seem like a small
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| | funded by the SBA. The organization,
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| number, but in dollars that number
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| | which is one of the best sources for
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| translates into the billions. Because of
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| | information, back up women-owned firms by
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| this shortfall, the U.S. Women's Chamber
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| | helping them generate visibility, seek
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| of Commerce went to court last fall, and
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| | public and private sector support, and
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| won a hearing that demanded the Small
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| | providing the fundamentals for starting a
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| Business Administration begin enforcing
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| | business, including information on taxes,
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| the 5 percent mark. With the court behind
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| | training and securing capital.Provided by
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| them, experts believe that government
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| | Teena Rose, Resume to Referral (
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| contract jobs will increase over the next
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| | "... because not all resumes and cover
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| few years for women-owned businesses.If
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| | letters are created equal." Resume to
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| the government continues its support of
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| | Referral offers sample cover letters
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| women-owned companies, the number will no
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| | within "20-Minute Cover Letter Fixer," a
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| doubt continue to rise. The latest
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| | sample brag book in "How to Design,
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| figures from the Small Business
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| | Write, and Compile a Quality Brag Book,"
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| Administration put the number of women
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| | and sample pharmaceutical rep resumes in
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| business owners at 9.1 million. They have
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| | "Cracking the Code to Pharmaceutical
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| grown twice the national rate for all
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| | Sales.
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| private companies from 1997 to 2002, with
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