| To view as a web page, go here. | | Give Us Your Opinion | | The WBJ Daily Report Flash Poll seeks the votes and viewpoints of Central Massachusetts business leaders each week on a topic of importance. Please take a minute or two to read the question below and the details behind it, then cast your vote and add your opinion. The results will be announced in Thursday's edition of the WBJ Daily Report. | | THIS WEEK'S QUESTION: | According to the 2017 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, commissioned by American Express OPEN, the number of woman-owned businesses in Massachusetts has grown by 50.4 percent since 2007, compared to 114.4 percent nationally. What would be the best way for Massachusetts to increase the number of woman-owned businesses? Nothing. That number will rise on its own as times change.
Provide leadership training programs for professional women.
Encourage more women to study business degrees at younger ages.
Create special financing mechanisms and change regulations to make it easier for women to start a business.
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