Women Entrepreneurs Power Up the World

Posted by Laurel Delaney
Categories Economic growth, Enlighten Me!, Featured, Gender challenges, global women entrepreneurs, Research, wegg® blog, Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global blog
Date March 30, 2026

Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, contributing to employment, economic growth, and innovation – and women entrepreneurs play a major role in keeping that backbone strong. Women entrepreneurs power up the world. Their influence extends beyond the United States. According to the 2024/2025 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Women’s Entrepreneurship Report, women operate more than 200 million businesses across 83 economies worldwide.

This month (Women’s History Month) and every day at Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global – we celebrate women entrepreneurs and honor their strength, creativity, and enduring resilience. Women are unstoppable, especially when they have peers and organizations like wegg to support them.

Read the full April 30, 2025 article here – the resources it lists are still current and useful. Cheers to all of you! Keep up your creativity, enduring resilience and perseverance. Those are characteristics that always lead to global success.