via GreenvilleOnline:

More South Carolina women are opting to be their own bosses.

The number of women-owned firms in the state grew to 114,500 or 78.3 percent between 1997 and 2014, according to the fourth annual State of Women-Owned Businesses Report commissioned by American Express Open.

The number of women-owned businesses nationwide has increased 68 percent to more than 9 million, the report said.