News Release  February 28, 2006  Minority and Women Business Ownership: 2002 (Washington, DC)  This report on 'Minority and Women Business Ownership' in the District of Columbia is the second in a series of monthly briefs published by the DC State Data Center. The data presented in this report were obtained from the Survey of Business Owners (SBO) conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau in five-year periods, the most recent being 2002. The main findings showed that minority groups and women nationally are increasing their business ownership at a much higher rate than the national average. Please select the link below to view the report: State Data Center Publications* * This document is presented in Portable Document Format (PDF). A PDF reader is required for viewing. Download a PDF Reader or Learn More About PDFs.