Half of new U.S. entrepreneurs are women, leading a creation boom

By Alex Tanzi
Published 3 Min Read

Bloomberg News

Women and minorities have been fueling the boom in business creation of the past two years in the U.S.

A survey found that almost half of 2021’s new entrepreneurs were women, a significant uptick from 28% in 2019. And the share of new Black business owners tripled to 9%, according to Gusto, a payroll and human-resource management business.

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