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Business boom: Record numbers of people are starting up new small businesses
![Jenny Kane FILE - This May 18, 2021, photo shows a woman typing on a laptop on a train in New Jersey. Record numbers of people are starting new businesses, and more and more of them are women and minorities, according to a new study. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bfce3f74c71448d2864a13c7adbdbfdc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - This May 18, 2021, photo shows a woman typing on a laptop on a train in New Jersey. Record numbers of people are starting new businesses, and more and more of them are women and minorities, according to a new study. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
![Jeff Taylor FILE - Lacey Larrick poses outside the Still Meadow Boutique, Dec. 17, 2021, in Winchester, Va. Larrick's business started in 2019 with a website and a few social media channels selling women's clothing. Record numbers of people are starting new businesses, and more and more of them are women and minorities, according to a new study. (Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b7fdbe51233040398bb2b87807489b53/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Lacey Larrick poses outside the Still Meadow Boutique, Dec. 17, 2021, in Winchester, Va. Larrick's business started in 2019 with a website and a few social media channels selling women's clothing. Record numbers of people are starting new businesses, and more and more of them are women and minorities, according to a new study. (Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP, File)
![David Goldman FILE - A shop holds a sidewalk sale on Feb. 10, 2023, in Providence, R.I. Record numbers of people are starting new businesses, and more and more of them are women and minorities, according to a new study.(AP Photo/David Goldman, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/53eb4b1a6b32421dad7e1467ba8a7455/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - A shop holds a sidewalk sale on Feb. 10, 2023, in Providence, R.I. Record numbers of people are starting new businesses, and more and more of them are women and minorities, according to a new study.(AP Photo/David Goldman, File)