Mexican business women in the United States

Mexican Business Women in the United States

Alicia Girón and Mirosalba Lara

Summary:

Businesses run by Mexican women have grown at a higher rate than companies headed by men over the course of the past decade. Women-run businesses represent 28.2% of all companies in the United States. Of this total, 8.3% correspond to Hispanic and Latina women. It is interesting to observe that while the average annual growth rate (AAGR) of the number of companies in the United States was 3.4% during the 2002-2007 period, while the corresponding figure for women-owned businesses was slightly higher than 3.7%. The objective of this study is to pinpoint the characteristics of the companies headed by women and the changes that have emerged during the 2002-2007 period. It is important to consider, to begin with, the main geographical regions in which women-run business operate; secondly, the number of companies, the sector of economic activity, and the number of employees involved; and thirdly, average sales. At the present the economic and financial crisis has reduced since 2007 these business headed by Mexican Women’s.