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The impact of the business environment on the business creation process
Klapper, Leora - 2009
"New data from the 2008 World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Survey indicates a very strong and statistically significant … world. Data were also collected on the functioning and structure of business registries. Empirical evidence suggests that … fostering formal sector entrepreneurship. "--World Bank web site …
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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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World Bank group support for innovation and entrepreneurship : an independent evaluation
2014
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Global Good Practice in Incubation Policy Development and Implementation
World Bank - 2013
This paper was based on a desk review of the literature relating to best practice in public policy supporting business incubation, supplemented by four national case studies covering Brazil, Ma-laysia, New Zealand and South Africa. These country studies were prepared through engage-ment of...
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Doing Business 2011 : Making a Difference for Entrepreneurs
World Bank - 2010
Eighth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 183 economies, Doing Business 2011 measures regulations affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, employing workers, registering property, getting credit,...
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Entrepreneurship in post-conflict transition : the role of informality and access to finance
Demirgüç-Kunt, Aslı - 2009
"The authors examine the factors affecting the transition to self-employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, using the World …, overseas - and in some cases domestic - remittances decrease the likelihood of becoming an entrepreneur. "--World Bank web site …
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Gender and economic growth in Tanzania : creating opportunities for women
Ellis, Amanda (contributor) - 2007
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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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