ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study presents an empirical investigation into the association between motivation and performance of women entrepreneurs in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Motivations behind women starting their own businesses are defined. It assesses the performance of women...

The Governor's Equity in State Contracting Executive Oversight Review Team (“Executive Oversight Team”) is created to consider procurement and purchasing recommendations designed to improve opportunities and participation in state contracting by small, women- and minority-owned...

[All Executive Branch agencies shall request at least one quotation from a women- or minority-owned business when soliciting procurements of $50,000 or less when practicable, rotate businesses invited to submit quotations, educate their employees about this E.O., and track and report...

Although the body of literature on women entrepreneurs is relatively small when compared to that of men, the majority of articles that have focused on women entrepreneurs and issues surrounding them have focused on women in developed countries. Few studies place emphasis on women entrepreneurs...

Thesis (DBA(DoctorateofBusinessAdministration))--University of South Australia, 2007.

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...