Program Results

With Every Dollar Invested, $30 are Generated for the Bay Area and Lives are Changed Forever

An Opportunity to Grow Assets

• The training program generates a return of $30 to the local economy for every $1 invested.
• Annual household income for participants entering the business training program is just $14,000. Two years after training, it leaps to over $37,000.
• In 2007, our clients reported an average of $40,100 annual gross revenue from their businesses.
• The women who participated in our training last year will bring in an estimated $11.7 million in 2008. Over the next five years, total gross receipts for the class of 2007 will be an estimated $78 million.

Creating Quality Jobs

• 57% of participants reported employing others or self-employment for themselves
• The average Women's Initiative client business pays $16.45 an hour in wages, over double the minimum wage in California. This wage is especially impressive given that many client businesses operate in sectors such as housekeeping and food service that traditionally pay close to minimum wage.

Building Community
Women microentrepreneurs not only create thriving businesses, but also support their communities as mentors, volunteers, patrons and civic leaders. As business owners, women are choosing to redefine success by serving people and the planet while building wealth.

• In the past year, 79% of Women's Initiative clients donated money or made an in-kind donation, compared to 45% of all Californians. Donations averaged over $1,020.
• 69% of clients volunteer regularly

Since inception Women's Initiative has served over 16,000 in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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