Helping Fallon’s women business owners build credit, access capital

It’s a great time to celebrate the progress of women-owned businesses in Fallon. The latest Census data shows women-owned businesses nationally increased by more than 20 percent from 2002 to 2007. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, women-owned firms make up almost a third (29 percent) of all nonfarm businesses across the country, generating a total of $1.2 trillion annually, and employing 7.6 million people.