Small business activity and female entrepreneurship have become increasingly important features of the UK economy since … further accelerate the rise of female entrepreneurship. …

context along a continuum of where entrepreneurship takes place and when this happens. Where context has been studied in … embeddedness of women entrepreneurs or the institutional environment for women's entrepreneurship. We contribute to the literature … institutional contexts for women's entrepreneurship and their intersections, as informed by entrepreneurship, gender and geography …

entrepreneurship varies in different parts of the world depending on the economic development of the region. However, the engagement of … entrepreneurship. …

male and female perceptions of typical entrepreneurship support services, such as government provision of information … suggest that existing support services are inadequate for promoting female entrepreneurship. Accordingly we discuss support … measures specifically designed for women entrepreneurs. -- entrepreneurship ; gender ; women entrepreneurs ; Africa …

from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). The main findings indicate that informal factors (perceived capabilities to … start a business, social networks and family role) are more relevant for female entrepreneurship than formal factors … (financing, support policies to entrepreneurship and education). The study contributes both theoretically (advancing in the field …

Small business activity and female entrepreneurship have become increasingly important features of the UK economy since … further accelerate the rise of female entrepreneurship …