More women starting businesses in US
<p><span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Census">Census</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="male">male</span>-<span word="only">only</span> <span word="territory">territory</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="belonged">belonged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="Ayers">Ayers</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="Transfer">Transfer</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Fredericksburg">Fredericksburg</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>.</p><p><span word="Ayers">Ayers</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1988.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>," <span word="Ayers">Ayers</span> <span word="recalls">recalls</span>. "<span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moving">moving</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span>."</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="oversees">oversees</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fleet">fleet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="facility">facility</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="employs">employs</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 100 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="Ana">Ana</span> <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="women">women</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="are">are</span> <span word="flourishing">flourishing</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1979, <span word="only">only</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="privately">privately</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="women">women</span>," <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> <span word="notes">notes</span>. "<span word="So">So</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 2013, <span word="and">and</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="privately">privately</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="women">women</span>."</p><p><span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="signer">signer</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="ownership">ownership</span>," <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> <span word="adds">adds</span>.</p>
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