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Thursday, May 13 Number of women-owned businesses doubles total $549billion The state's women-owned By JAN NORM AN The Orange County Register compamies are growing faster The numberof U.S, compa nies owned by women has dou- bled in 12 years, while their payrolls ve more than tripled and their quadrupled sales Women now own 9.1 million U.S. companies employing 27.5 million workers and gen- erating annual sales of $3.6 trillion according to the study, “1999 Facts on WomenOwned Businesses: rrends in the U.S. and the 50 Sta Thirty-eight percent of U.S. businesses are owned by women, compared with 30 percent in 1987 California has 1.24 million women-owned businesses — more than anyother state The payrolls contain a total 3.8 million jobs, and sales than the national average, with sales expanding 164 per cent since 1992, compared with 132 percent nationwide The new report was pre pared by the foundation, the nonprofit resee T used to be the only manu facturer in the (Orange County) chapter.” said Cristi Cristich, president of Cristek Interconnects of Anaheim, Calif. “Now we have owners of scrap recovery companies, industrial powder coating companies Cristek’s sales of connec National Women Business Owners. 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