In entrepreneurs and small business owners in the U.S. were women, compared to 29% in 2007 and 26% in 1997.6 These trends are evident in the AUP Program; according to Alex Kofsky, as recorded in January 2018, women-owned businesses accounted for 58.4% of AUP’s total clients, representing an increase from 2013 when 20% of the program’s clients were women.