PEIL SPRING25

WIB 2025

Celebrating Island Women in Business

Women entrepreneurs are a driving force in the global economy. Their ventures span diverse industries, contributing significantly to innovation and economic growth. Despite facing challenges such as limited access to funding and gender biases, women entrepreneurs continue to break barriers, fostering inclusive and dynamic business environments worldwide.

In the following pages you can read this year's Women in Business profiles. We know you'll be inspired!

40.2 % OF SELF-EMPLOYED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ARE WOMEN 11.1 % 50 % OF ONLINE BUSINESSES RECENTLY LAUNCHED WERE FOUNDED BY WOMEN 18.9 % OF SMALL, MEDIUM SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ARE MAJORITY-OWNED BY WOMEN

92.7 % OF WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES EMPLOY FEWER THAN 20 PEOPLE 50 % OF BUSINESSES LAUNCHED TODAY ARE STARTED BY WOMEN

SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS 100 % OF THE TIME!

OF WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES EXPORT

Sources: Catalyst (2022); Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub; Women in Business, Grant Thorton (2022)

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