Women-Owned Businesses Nevada is home to an estimated 85,644 privately held, 50 percent or more women-owned firms, according to a study conducted by the Center for Women. Business Research, as of 2006. Those businesses generate more than $19 billion in sales and employ nearly 91,000 people. Factor in the number of women chief executive officers in Nevada, and the number of firms controlled by woman is even greater. Read moreWho Will Care for Mom? Reports from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that predict an increase in the personal and home care aides job category, forecasting that to be the second fastest-growing job group in the nation over the next decade, is welcome news in a recession. But the rapid growth in this job group may not be fast enough. One local senior-care provider, Home Instead Senior Care, says the company's recent research indicates that demand for these jobs will outpace supply in a big way. Read more |
