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Studies on women entrepreneurs in the informal economy no longer view them merely as a residue from some pre-modern mode of production that is disappearing. Instead, they are either read through a structuralist lens as marginalized populations engaged in low quality work conducted under poor...
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Because of its importance to a dynamic development of the economy, the formation of new firms has been viewed with rapidly increasing interest from the perspectives of practical economic policy at the national, regional and local levels and from the perspectives of private business associations,...
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An entrepreneur with a social conscience, Andrea Silbert, relates the journey that inspired her to found the Center for Women and Enterprise, a nonprofit center supporting women-owned businesses.
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This report intends to introduce the discussion of gender gaps in entrepreneurship development and to explore possible actions that could effectively foster women's entrepreneurship. With this purpose in mind, the authors searched for results of recent fieldwork on women entrepreneurs in Latin...
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From micro-loans to equity financing, women have less capital available to them than do their male counterparts.
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This report intends to introduce the discussion of gender gaps in entrepreneurship development and to explore possible actions that could effectively foster women's entrepreneurship. With this purpose in mind, the authors searched for results of recent fieldwork on women entrepreneurs in Latin...
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Much is made about gender differences, but do those differences transfer to business owners?
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Women today have unprecedented opportunities to start businesses, but a wide assortment of hurdles remains.
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Women entrepreneurs are gaining ground and business experience. What does it mean for the district economy?
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businesswomen – and investigate whether ethnicity is important in these challenging jobs. Employing data from the German … Socioeconomic Panel I estimate selection adjusted wage regressions for both types of businesswomen by country of origin. I find that … self-employment offers businesswomen a lucrative avenue with higher monetary rewards, albeit for a shorter spell. If …
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