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Gender-Based Differences Among Entrepreneurs and Workers in Lebanon

World Bank - 2012

Lebanon has faced a continuous series of economic setbacks fueled by mounting political uncertainties and war over the decades. The current global financial crisis compounds the levels of uncertainty and anxiety facing households with regards to their future security. The need for earned income...

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Promoting Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico Report

World Bank - 2021

This report presents the results of various experimental studies that try to address, from different perspectives, the challenges of supporting the growth and profitability of women entrepreneurs. In Mexico, women tend to be overrepresented in the category of microentrepreneurs, who often have...

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Breaking Barriers : Female Entrepreneurs Who Cross Over to Male-Dominated Sectors

World Bank - 2022

The report focuses on sectoral choice as one of the contributors to the gender gap in firm performance. It explores the difference in profits among female entrepreneurs who cross over into male-dominated sectors (MDS) compared to those who remain in traditionally female-concentrated sectors...

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Ghana - Financial Services for Women Entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector

World Bank - 2012

The Ghana Microfinance Institution (MFI) action research network brings together organizations interested in providing financial services to the poor in Ghana. With World Bank support, the network carried out this study which provides brief descriptions of the innovations that informal,...

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Framing the Global Landscape of Entrepreneurship Education and Training Programs

World Bank - 2014

Entrepreneurship is of fundamental importance as a catalyst for innovation, job creation, and economic well …-being. Policymakers have a strong interest in promoting entrepreneurship given that its development is necessary for fighting poverty and … unemployment. This paper is an initial contribution to help fill gap, performing a systematic review of Entrepreneurship Education …

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Entrepreneurship Snapshots 2010 : Measuring the Impact of the Financial Crisis on New Business Registration

World Bank - 2012

New businesses are likely to have been even more severely affected by the crisis than mature businesses, even in non crisis times, new and young firms tend to be more constrained than older firms which often have established reputations and enjoy easier access to finance. Given the sudden...

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