The Cox Business Snapshot of Women Entrepreneur Survey was fielded among 624 U.S. women business owners and was conducted in October to coincide with National Women’s Small Business Month. According to the Small Business Administration, women-owned businesses are one of the fastest growing segments of the small business community, accounting for 30 percent of small businesses today. In 1970, only 5 percent of small businesses were women-owned. Cox Business set out to identify what opportunities and challenges are driving these women leaders.