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- Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.
- Article date:
- August 10, 2008
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Summit addresses women in business
For the sixth consecutive year, Women's Leadership Exchange will
host its West Coast Summit on Tuesday at the Long Beach Convention
Center.
One session will discuss the results of a three-year research
project by the Center for Women's Business Research that studied the
growth of businesses owned by women of color.
"Our findings show that women of color are starting businesses at
rates three to five times faster than all other businesses; however,
once in business, their growth lags behind all other firms," said
Sharon Hadary, executive director of Women's Business Research.
"The reality is that businesses owned by women of color are a
substantial ...