Denver and Colorado both rank second for women-owned businesses

DENVER (KDVR) — The Centennial State is among the best in the nation for female entrepreneurs, part of a broader economic trend in which Colorado’s business climate performs well in women’s opportunities.

Small business loan broker OnDeck crunched U.S. Census business owner data and found Colorado, and particularly the Denver metro area, has some of the nation’s highest concentrations of female-owned businesses.

Colorado cities already score highly for women’s professional outcomes. The Boulder and Denver metro areas have some of the nation’s highest payscales for women who work full time.

In the 50 largest statistical metro areas, the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metro ranks second in the nation,…