Women busines owners need to be extra savy when it comes to financing

Did you know that only 3% of women-owned enterprises manage to top $1 million in annual revenue? I didn't. That's a staggering number, but luckily thanks to some savy business skills and clever financing that statistic will gradually change for the better.

Here's a perfect example. Denise Houseberg, owner of Market Expo, Inc, recently went over the $1 million mark thanks to some financing from OPEN (small business unit of American Express) and some advice from Austin marketing consultant Gay Gaddis.

Why do I bring this up? Because Houseberg is the first winner of the "Make Mine a $Million" program to reach that $1 million dollar goal. The program is the brain child of a nonprofit group called "Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence" (http://www.countmein.org/). It aims to improve on that 3% statistic through advice and financing options.

So if you're a female business owner hurry up and check out the site. If you're not, you still check out the site just to see what's going on out there.

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