Exponential Impact: A Study on Societal Value of Women-Led Businesses

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US), the Center for Women and Enterprise (CWE), Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), and Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) — discussed the need to transform the narrative of the full value associated with women-owned and founded businesses. Amplifying financial results by capturing and communicating the nonfinancial value that women business enterprises (WBEs) and women-owned small businesses (WOSBs) create — namely through sustainability activities — can go a long way toward overcoming the funding hurdles these organizations continue to face. 

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Through this survey and working groups, EY surfaced seven key learnings about WBEs and WOSBs that paint a clear picture of this group’s ability to not only drive transformational change, but to do so in a way that fundamentally helps build a world that works better. These findings illustrate a compelling business case for embracing sustainability as a means of fueling future progress for female founders and entrepreneurs.

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The report is available below. 

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​Exponential Impact: A Study on Societal Value of Women-Led Businesses​

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