| This Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating the contributions and innovations that women entrepreneurs bring to our local food community. According to a recent report, women make up 39.2% of all small business owners and their businesses generate 6.2% of the revenue. As more women become entrepreneurs than ever before, they still face many systemic and economic barriers to achievement. If women-owned businesses earned the same average revenue as men-owned businesses, the American economy would see an additional $10.2 trillion.
We spoke to a few food business owners in the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, who shared stories about the women who have inspired them and offered words of wisdom for aspiring women entrepreneurs. | 