Why Women Are the Business Leaders to Be Reckoned With Today and Tomorrow

By Leanne Hoagland-Smith

No, this isn’t a women’s lib article, but rather one that looks at some of the indisputable facts that have emerged during the last 10 years.

• Profits under women owned firms grew at a faster rate than all other firms
• Women in business have a greater staying rate than other businesses
• Women as business owners are creating job at twice the rate of all other firms
• Women control or owned 40% of all privately held U.S. Firms
• Women’s businesses outpaced the growth of other business by twice the rate
• Of the 26 million privately held businesses, 10.4 are owned or controlled by women
• Each day in American another 420 women owned businesses emerge
• With 6% of all privately held firms exceeding $1 million in sales, 4% of women’s firms exceed $1 million in sales
• Women business owners with over 100 employees are also experiencing a growth rate twice the rate of all companies
• Women owned firms total payroll exceeds the total payroll of all Fortune 500 companies

To be able to achieve these type of statistics suggest that women are now leading the pack of economic growth right now and more importantly tomorrow.

Why this impressive growth?

Simply speaking, women build more authentic relationships than men do. They are more willing to leave their ego at the door and ask for help. Their tenacity to achieve catapults them forward.

Also, women understand that relationships are built on values. These women leaders truly value hard work ethics and trust in both their internal and external employees. As we move forward into the 21st century, we shall see more women as leaders and they will become even a greater reckoning force.

Simply speaking, leaders are readers. If you enjoyed this article, you may find my first combination ebook and eworkbook of interest at http://www.processspecialist.com/sales-training-book-htm - Simply Speaking, Increase Your Sales. Leanne Hoagland-Smith, M.S. is a speaker and national business coach who has written hundreds of articles with a focus on improving human capital for sustainable transformational change. By developing results driven leadership in people, teams and organizations, her clients have quickly doubled to multiplied their results. Call Leanne at 219.759.5601 if you wish to join her other happy clients. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Leanne_Hoagland-Smith