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One in Four Businesses Calls the Owner 'Ma'Am'

Business (tags: business, women owned business, economy, nytimes )

Heather
- 18 days ago - nytimes.com

The Center for Women's Business Research was founded nearly two decades ago by a group of women seeking to win respect for businesses run by women. But even center officials were surprised by the findings in their own report: that those businesses...

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Daphna Yanez (106)

Thursday November 5, 2009, 7:15 pm
I have found that the best run businesses are run by women.
I don't understand why they were surprized. We just need to stand up more and be noticed.
Thanks Heather

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Heather Andrews (324)

Friday November 6, 2009, 8:19 am
True, but at least it's happening, and getting better, at that.

“We’d seen anecdotally about the number of women entrepreneurs. This is a confirmation of that.” I like to think of them as 'pleasantly pleased' rather than surprised =/

One can only hope!

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