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The violent death of a woman, her child, her friend and her friend’s child sparked a discovery that fatalities connected to domestic violence are not recorded in a consistent manner. Berks Women in Crisis wants that changed.
The Census Bureau has tightened its definition of women-owned business from 50 to at least 51 percent ownership and excluded publicly held firms, yielding a picture that advocates say will eliminate some firms’ eligibility for government contracts.
President Bush’s proposed budget outline contains funding cuts that could impede the growth of small businesses that have been fostered by the SBA’s Small Business Development Centers and Women’s Business Centers located around the country.
At a time when the U.S. economy is slowing and many highly touted dot-com companies are folding, women-owned dotcoms are holding up remarkably well, even flourishing. Ironically, one factor may be their lack of access to investors and banks.