In 2001, 7% of all adults in Canada were actively engaged in starting a business. In this respect, Canada ranked 14th of the 29 countries participating in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) research project in 2001. Three investigation methods are used in the GEM studies: an adult...

The growth of the proportion of female-owned businesses has been constant over the past decades. However, despite the persistence of the phenomenon, research has shown that female-owned businesses were still smaller and underperforming in terms of growth as compared to male-owned firms. This...