Increase in women-owned businesses

Excerpt of article by Allison Barker of BYU NewsNet

There is a demand for women entrepreneurs," Anderson said. "I think it's because over the Internet it's becoming increasing easy to start businesses from home that are profitable."

Kim Scoville, part-time faculty teaching entrepreneurship classes, said that women-owned businesses do business differently than men.

"I think women are often working odd hours," Scoville said. "They're with their families, getting dinner ready, running errands, etc. A lot of times they are working between 10 and 12 p.m. or early in the morning."

Women often like working with other women, Scoville said.

"It's more likely for women to do business over the phone and trust each other, because their experiences are similar," Scoville said. "It's becoming more common that women are comfortable with other women because they understand each other's crazy lifestyles."