"Those are fields dominated by men, and that may be one reason for fewer women-owned businesses."

From 1997 to 2006 the number of women-owned small businesses climbed 42 percent, to 7.7 million.

Just a few weeks ago, Channel 11 was doing a story on women-owned small businesses.

The number of women-owned businesses has increased by 43 percent from 1987 to 1992.

How does the federal government define a "women-owned small business"?

Government programs have long been a haven for women-owned businesses.

The largest growth the city has had in business development over the last four to five years has been women-owned businesses.

We've been found in a national survey to be the No. 1 city for women-owned businesses in the country.

"I'm a new governor," she said, during a news conference at a small women-owned business in the heart of this city's downtown area.

How does the Federal government define women-owned small business?