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Share of entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2016, by gender
Share of entrepreneurs in the U.S. 2016, by gender
This statistic shows changes in the gender composition of new entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2016. In 2016, percent of new entrepreneurs in the U.S. were male.
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Kauffman Foundation. (May 18, 2017). Share of entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2016, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/693396/composition-of-entrepreneurs-by-gender-us/
Kauffman Foundation. "Share of entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2016, by gender." Chart. May 18, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/693396/composition-of-entrepreneurs-by-gender-us/
Kauffman Foundation. (2017). Share of entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2016, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/693396/composition-of-entrepreneurs-by-gender-us/
Kauffman Foundation. "Share of Entrepreneurs in The United States in 1996 and 2016, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 May 2017, /statistics/693396/composition-of-entrepreneurs-by-gender-us/
Kauffman Foundation, Share of entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2016, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/693396/composition-of-entrepreneurs-by-gender-us/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Share of entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2016, by gender [Graph], Kauffman Foundation, May 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/693396/composition-of-entrepreneurs-by-gender-us/
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