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The number of women-owned firms in the United States has significantly grow in the last few years, and Philadelphia has proven to be a top city for women entrepreneurs, according to a new report.<\/p>\n

Nationally, the number of women-owned companies has seen a 45.2-percent increase between 2007 and 2016, a large leap compared to the 9.2-percent increase in all firms, according to a report by American Express Open<\/p>\n

While Pennsylvania is not among the top five states in terms of growth in women-owned businesses in American Express’ report, another report by Small Business Trends finds Philadelphia specifically is among the top cities<\/a>\u00a0for women entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia came in at No. 9 on the website’s list of the top 30 cities, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 Survey of Business Owners, which American Express also used in its own report.<\/p>\n

There are about 40,906 women-owned companies in Philadelphia, according to the report, primarily in health care, construction, technology and staffing services.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia’s “neighborhood revitalization efforts, skilled workforce, centralized location and corporate support initiatives are draws for businesses,” according to Small Business Trends<\/p>\n

Ally Piccolomini and Monica Estes in 2014 began franchising Nashville-based home-staging company Showhomes on the Main Line for the Philadelphia metropolitan area, and they both say the Philadelphia region has been supportive of women entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

The business partners are at different points of their careers \u2014 Piccolomini is a “young adult with energy and ideas,” and Estes has “achieved what I’d wanted to achieve in the corporate world,” according to Estes, who said it gives the company diversity.<\/p>\n

“There’s always been a challenge associated with setting up a business in Pennsylvania,” Estes said, “but Philadelphia itself is open to all types of people from a variety of different backgrounds.”<\/p>\n

The local tax infrastructure is a challenge, Estes said, but in terms of the wealth of opportunities available, the region is “very friendly” due to the diversity of its industries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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