Enjoy Trivial Pursuit Much?

Have fun with this brief quiz on how women are doing in business in the U.S. (click more).

As you read in the case of Lisa L., someone already successful in her market, she looked into government grants for women and found one that would enable her business to open an entire new wing.

Increasing the scope of what she already does, delivering health care to under-served youth, to also creating a database through profiling  their health trends and needs, she would be entering an entirely new and  growing  industry.

This industry is going to grow tremendously in the next 10 years. Though Lisa L. had wanted to get into that field, she did not know how to get there.

This grant , if/when granted to her, will open the door for her to get into that field. Even if it doesn’t , and here’s the cool thing.  Lisa now has it in her scope of what she is going to add to her business services this new aspect of database building.   Expanding to this new arena, she won’t stop until it is in her hands. That – right there – is very exciting.

You may be or know someone who is a business owner who just might want to look into what Lisa looked into to grow their business: government grants. Go for it.

OK: quiz is below.
One point for every correct answer.

1. There are ____ million women-owned businesses in the U.S. as of 2002.
a. 3.5
b. 4.5
c. 5.5
d. 6.5

2. The number of women-owned businesses grew by ______ the national average for all businesses.
a. twice
b. three times
c. one and a half times
d. one and three quarters
3.  The percent of growth of women-owned businesses  between 1997 and 2002.
a.10%
b. 20%
c.   5%
d. 15%

4. Wholesale and retail trade accounted for ____ percent of women-owned revenue.
a.29%
b. 32%
c. 38%
d. 42%
5. These 6.5 million women-owned businesses generated more than_______ billion in revenue in 2002.
a.  between  $700 billion and $800 billion
b. between $800 billion and $900 billion
c. between $900 billion and $1 trillion
d. over $1 trillion
6. This revenue amounts to a growth  of women-owned business total revenue by   ___ percent  ( 1997 to 2002 ).
a. 17%
b. 15%
c. 19%
d. 23%

7. Women own close to  ___ percent of non-farm businesses in the US in 2002.
a. 19%
b     7%
c.  30%
d.   3.5%
8. _______ (number) of women-owned businesses have annual revenues of  more than $1 million.
a.  25,000 to 50,000
b. 50,000 to 75,000
c. 75,000 to 100,000
d. 100,000 to 125,000

9. (What) ____ % of women-owned businesses have over $1 million in annual revenue.
a) 1.6%
b) 1.7%
c) 1.8%
d) 1.9%

10. The greater part (about 86%) of all women-owned businesses  have   _____ employees.
a. none
b. at least one,  under 5
c. between 6-10
d. between 10-50

11. Women own 72 % of all
a.  restaurant businesses.
b.  social assistance businesses.
c.  real estate businesses.
d.  educational positions.

12. States with the fastest growing number of women-owned firms between 97  and 2002 were:
a. New York
b. Georgia
c. Florida
d. Nevada

Bonus Question:
BONUS:  In 2002, the county with the the highest number of women-owned businesses was:
a. Harris County , Texas
b. Los Angeles County , California
c. Miami Dade County,  Florida
d. Cook County, Illinois
e. New York County, New York
Give yourself a point for each one of the above counties for which you pick the correct ranking.( First, second, third, fourth place).

There were 117,069 women-owned firms with receipts of $1 million or more!
Nevada which grew 43%, Georgia (up 35%),  Florida (up 29%) and New York (up 28%).
LA County CAlif (266,919) Cook County (130,418), Miami Dade County (88,173) NY County (86,364) and Harris County Texas, (86,042).

Answers: 1-d; 2-a; 3-b; 4 -c;
5-c (over $940 billion in 2002);
6-b;7-c;
8-d (117,069 to be exact);
9-c; 10-a;
11- b (and just over half of nursing and residential care facilities!);
12-d (Nevada which grew 43%, Georgia (up 35%),  Florida (up 29%) and New York (up 28%))

BONUS ANSWER:
1) LA County CAlif (266,919)
2) Cook County, Illinois (130,418),
3) Miami Dade County, Florida (88,173)
4)  New York County, New York (86,364) and
5) Harris County,  Texas, (86,042).

Score:
12-15 points: You know fairly well how women show up in U.S. business.
9-12: You know much about how women are doing in business in the U.S.
5-9: You know more than most about how women are doing in the U.S. Business sector. You are inspired to get more info. Do it! Suggest it to friends.
1- 4: You are surprised at what you are learning about how women are contributing to the U.S. economy. Get more information here.

Look at the answer to question 9. Fairly low, in my opinion.

With the help of government grants, women are in an unusually favorable condition to qualify for help for heir already established businesses, and very much help for those seeking to begin a business. Look into it here and get more going for your family, for your community, for your country.