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Self-Started – Australian Women Tackle Challenging SME Market

Self-Started – Australian Women Tackle Challenging SME Market
Dec 27, 2013

Australia’s Female SME Owners – a snapshot 72% finance their business out of their own savings 59% started their venture on their own 65% say it was one of the most challenging things they have done

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