Issue(s) Addressed: "As society changes so do the characteristics of U.S. households. Over 1/4 of the nation's households are headed by single mothers with a total of 34.6 % of all families having women as head of households" The US Small Business Administration reports “There is an average of 424 new women owned businesses being started everyday with a new pattern emerging of women start-ups in nontraditional industries. Guests: Melanie Sabelhaus, Deputy Administrator at the U. S. Small Business Administration in Washington. Sabelhaus is responsible for managing over 80 SBA offices across the U.S. she is an advocate for federal government using the services of an estimated 10.6 million privately-held women owned businesses, in which 50 % of these firms generate 2.46 trillion in sales and employ 19.1 million people nationwide. FLORIDA RANKS NUMBER 4 IN THE TOP 10 STATES FOR PRIVATELY HELD WOMEN OWNED FIRMS, IN EMPLOYMENT AND SALES IN 2004.