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Where Women Get Credit
Women start businesses every day, but how do they meet their short-term credit needs once they take the plunge? A survey by the National foundation for Women Business Owners sheds some light. In spite of the comparatively high interest rates they carry, credit cards play a huge role in funding businesses with fewer than 25 employees.
Even among larger woman-owned businesses, bank loans are a lot less prevalent than you might expect. The results are based on a survey of more than 3,800 woman business owners.
Type of short-term credit and % of respondents who use it
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Number of employees
Fewer than 5 5 to 24 25 or more
Credit cards 55% 54% 38%
Vendor credit 32 46 40
Bank loans 14 35 48
Equipment leases 13 28 32
Note: Totals exceed 100% because of multiple responses.
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