Analysis of 40,000 firms finds revenues and costs down.
Texas and California Are The Top States for Loan Requests from Women-Owned Firms
Rohit's Takeaways from the 2019 Women-Owned Business Study
Rohit Arora
CEO Biz2Credit
Lower financial indicators among female business owners are indicative of lacking service and attention provided by traditional financial institutions. This creates a financial opportunity gap among women who are running their own companies compared to men,” said Biz2Credit CEO Rohit Arora, who oversaw the study. “COVID-19 shed light on this trend by exacerbating a gender business funding gap that has long existed. 
PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES
Average Annual Revenues
Average Annual Revenue dropped from
$384,359 in 2019 to $330,226 in 2020.
Average earnings
women-owned business grew to $181,770 in
2020 from $107,804 in 2019, largely because
expenses decreased from $276,554 in 2019 to
$148,455 in 2020.
Average credit score
Average Credit Score for female
business owners increased from 590 in
2019 to 597 in 2020.
COMPARISON OF WOMEN-OWNED AND MEN-OWNED COMPANIES
Women-to Men Borrowing Ratio
27% female vs 72% male business loan applications
according to Biz2Credit data in 2020.
Average Annual Revenue Gap
Women-owned businesses ($330,226) earned
$421,928 less on average than male-owned firms
($716,842) in 2020.
Average credit scores
On an average the credit score for women-owned
businesses (597) were 23 points lower than male-
owned Businesses (620) in 2020.
Owned businesses ($36,981) was 33% lower
than the average loan size for businesses owned by
men ($55,061) in 2020.
Average Loan Size
Average Age of Business
Women-owned businesses 5 years (60 months) was
lower than the age of business for male-owned
companies 6 years (72 months) in 20.
THE TOP FIVE STATES FOR APPLICATIONS
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Round 2:Women-owned vs. Male-owned businesses
Jennifer Moore, a self-described “mom-preneur” credits the $20,000 PPP loan she got with Biz2Credit’s help as a “lifeline” that kept her home-based business, Stickers By Jennifer, going.
