Statistics released today from the Census Bureau show that the number of women-owned businesses grew 20 percent between 1997 and 2002, twice the national average for all businesses. By 2002 — the most recent data available from the Census Bureau — women owned 6.5 million businesses or about 30 percent of all U.S. nonfarm companies. Their companies generated more than $940 billion in revenue, up 15 percent from 1997.
Census Bureau Press Release (Thursday, January 26, 2006)
Full report: 2002 Survey of Business Owners: Women-Owned Firms (850 pgs!)
During her time at Glenbrook, Erin focused on client engagements in business payments, cross-border transactions, bill payment, and the intersection of corporate finance, banking, and ERP/accounting. She has nearly twenty years of experience leading increasingly complex payment initiatives for corporate clients and advising financial institutions and payment technologists on the development of their payment capabilities.
Erin is also the founder of Forte Financial, a consulting firm focused on corporate finance efficiency, technology, and process improvement. She is a past president of the Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco and also a two-term past president of the San Francisco Treasury Management Association. Erin is no longer with Glenbrook, but contributed greatly during her time at the firm.