While this was the fifth year that health care concerns ranked first among concerns for women business owners, nearly two-thirds believe that global warming and environmental changes will affect them professionally and/or personally.
52% of women surveyed said they plan to alter business practices to either conserve energy or become more environmentally responsible, and 35% reported offering technological initiatives and/or business/service product offerings to increase energy efficiencies.
45% of women business owners want the government to use both incentives and regulations to encourage conservation.
The 2007 “What Business Women Want” bipartisan national survey was conducted Jan. 22 – Feb. 9 and included 400 respondents. Read the complete survey: