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Today's Canadian Entrepreneurs have a Female Face

More than one million women in Canada will own their own business in 2010, according to the CIBC, Women Entrepreneurs Leading The Charge. While the number of Canadian female employees has risen steadily, with a 30% increase over the past 15 years, women owning their own business has increased by 50% over the same period!!

What is the “typical” Canadian business owner like? According to this report, she is:

* Highly educated – Nearly one in four self-employed women are university educated as of 2004.

* 41 – The current average age for Canadian business women, although this is increasing as the population ages.

* More likely to be in a professional occupation – Natural and applied sciences, business and finance-related occupations, and technical and professional occupations in the health sector are all mentioned in the CIBC report as arenas of choice for increasing numbers of business women.

* More likely to be a member of a trade association – Almost 40 percent of women sole proprietors are now members – twice the rate of men.

* Less likely to be an immigrant than previously – one in five self-employed women was not born in Canada.

* Her business is a one-person operation. “Women sole proprietors (are) the fastest growing segment of the Canadian small business landscape”.

* If she’s just starting her business, she’s most likely in B.C., Alberta or Ontario. These provinces have the highest rates of growth in terms of women-owned businesses.

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