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Small Business Facts: Equally Male/Female-Owned Employer Businesses
Equally-owned businesses, which are businesses half owned by men and half owned by women, totaled 860,754 employers in 2018. These businesses employed 7,970,121 workers, generated $1.3 trillion in annual sales receipt, and paid $280 billion in annual payroll. For more information on equally-owned businesses, read Advocacy’s latest fact sheet, “Small Business Facts: Equally Male/Female-Owned Employer Businesses.”