Congratulations to Miriam Muley, British Ford Hill and Linda Lucas for recognition by Honorable Mention on the DirectSellingLive.com Power 50 Most Influential people in Network Marketing and Direct Sales.

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Great information! In a recent article on the SMU seminar "Accelerating the Growth of Businesses Owned by Women of Color" by Sheryl Jean of the Dallas Morning News, she has compiled some interesting facts obtained from the Bureau of Economic Analysis; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Center for Women's Business Research; and the U.S. Small Business Administration:

• Women owned 10.1. million companies with13 million employees and $1.9 trillion is sales in 2008.
  
• Women owned 40 percent of private companies.
  
• Minorities accounted for 26 percent of women-owned businesses.
  
• Minority women were the majority owners of 1.9 million companies, with 1.2 million employees and $165 billion in annual revenue.
• Minority women-owned companies were the fastest-growing group among all companies from 2002 to 2008.

Diversity Center Updates

We are pleased to share with you an updated and expanded resource center!  You'll find more information that before when you click here!  We are also pleased to share with you our new blog for Women Under 30- Generation Now run by Awnya Boam!  Click here to visit the Generation Now Blog!