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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Female Entrepreneurship"”.
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Female entrepreneurship in Nigeria: an investigation.
The significant contributions of female entrepreneurs to both the social and economic development of their various countries have been recognized over the past two decades. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) found that between 17 and 41 percent of the female adult population set up new …
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Female entrepreneurship and access to finance in Nigeria through a gendered lens.
… explore and articulate the experiences of female entrepreneurs in Nigeria while accessing finance for business growth through a gendered lens. Despite the significant growth in the level of female entrepreneurship across the world - such as is seen in the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand …
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A székelyföldi női vállalkozók profiljának és motivációinak vizsgálata = Female entrepreneurship The profile and motivation of women entrepreneurs in Szeklerland
Gergely Orsolya doktori dolgozatában a vállalkozók közt megjelenő női szereplők profiljának és motivációinak vizsgálatát célozta meg. A Vállalkozás női módra. A székelyföldi női vállalkozók profiljának és motivációinak vizsgálata című munka két erdélyi megye, Hargita és Kovászna megyék …
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The entrepreneurial process and the role of gender: a comparative study of entrepreneurs in the business services and technology sectors in Scotland.
The comparatively low levels of entrepreneurship in Scotland and in particular, low rates of female entrepreneurship are well documented and have been the focus of numerous government policies. In addition, there are specific issues regarding female entrepreneurship and whilst current literature …
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Economic and socio cultural experiences of female entrepreneurs in Brazil and the United States: an exploratorial and empirical analysis.
Over the last twenty years female entrepreneurs have been increasing in numbers in economies of developing and developed nations across the world. But although female entrepreneurship participation rates have increased worldwide, it appears that economic and socio cultural patterns still prescribe …
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A Decade Examination of Women's Percentage of Entrepreneurship Degrees by Institutional Level and Control
… control have on the institutional percentage of entrepreneurship degrees and certificates (EDCs) earned by women in post-secondary U.S. colleges and universities and to examine trends over a decade, 2006-2016. I find intriguing evidence that institution level (2-year and 4-year) and control …
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The role of socially contextual mobile technologies in enabling the digital inclusion of female informal economy traders in Africa
… intersection between 1) the informal economy and female entrepreneurship, 2) the sociological considerations of digital inclusion for female informal entrepreneurs, and 3) the context of mobile technology startups building solutions for the informal economy. Design/methodology/approach: This study …
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Empreendedorismo feminino: um estudo sobre o crescimento e os modelos de gestão em negócios liderados por mulheres.
The female entrepreneurship has grown over the years. This growth can be explained by several factors such as lack of openness in the traditional market, professional achievement, gain flexibility and the variable work - family. Many authors such as Machado et al (2013), Martins et al (2010), …
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(Re) Visiting Female Entrepreneurs: An Emancipatory Impulse
This thesis aims to emancipate female entrepreneurs from the metanarrative of economic growth which has created a false dichotomy of successful male entrepreneur versus an unsuccessful female entrepreneur. This aim is pursued through a multidisciplinary and critical inquiry that destabilises this …
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The Entrepreneurial Gender Gap in sub-Saharan Africa: An Institutional Framework
… of the world with a high concentration of female entrepreneurs. This empirical study compares the varying levels of female involvement in entrepreneurial activities in sub-Saharan countries with countries outside the region to capture important variables that aid in the explanation of how …
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Training needs of pre-venture female entrepreneurs
Few studies on female entrepreneurship have focused on preventure women and their training needs. This study used four years of data collected from a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in a large mid-western city. The information needs sought by pre-venture females were compared with those of …
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Changing society: pioneering women entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia.
… the role of institutions influencing Saudi female entrepreneurs, and how they became enabled to be social agents and institutional entrepreneurs in a very traditional, family-orientated society - albeit facing pressures to change. In acknowledging the uniqueness of the social-cultural …
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An Entrepreneurial Journey
… key success elements that are characteristic of female entrepreneurs in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). It offers useful information for aspiring business owners, those already on their entrepreneurial journey, and stakeholders who are decision-makers for entrepreneurship. There has been a lot of …
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Exploring female representation in the entrepreneurship education curriculum and pedagogy in the further education and training phase
… This study explored the disjuncture between female learners’ strong academic performance in entrepreneurial-related subjects and their limited participation and success in entrepreneurial activities in South Africa. Female entrepreneurship contributes to economic diversity and growth, …
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Contextualising the Experiences of Mature Women Entrepreneurs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Entrepreneurship research and international development discourses are growingly stressing the burgeoning ageing population globally as a result of increased life expectancy. This is believed to disrupt the demand for state social welfare systems in the coming years, which will likely warrant …
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Prospects and challenges for empowering female entrepreneurs in Africa – a Nigerian case study
… and investigates the prospects and challenges female entrepreneurs face in Nigeria and how they can be empowered to contribute more to economic development. The focus is to understand why many female entrepreneurs in Nigeria are primarily concentrated in the informal sector compared to their …