Women Are Hiring Less, Using Credit Cards More

Half of all U.S. female business owners surveyed expect their sales to increase in the next six months, but most have no plans to hire full-time employees, thanks to a "soft patch" that has slowed the U.S. economic recovery. Three out of four don't intend to bring on any full-time employees, while 63 percent expect no change in their number of part-time employees.