shortcomings in the institutional (political and societal) environment, possibly restricting women's interest in entrepreneurship …

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to understand how women as small‐business owners build good internal and …/methodology/approach – This longitudinal study is ongoing. In the first broader study, personal interviews were made with 30 women business owners …

Purpose – This study attempts to understand the nature and activities of growth‐oriented women‐owned businesses in the … East of England by highlighting the problems faced by women entrepreneurs during the growth process. Design …, non‐scalable, locally focused businesses providing services or operating in low‐tech industries. Women who are growth …

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyse support measures in the USA, Canada and Sweden aimed at encouraging women … to start their own business and/or promote growth in women‐owned businesses, and in particular the role of women … women's business centres fit into the overall policy context, and how they have aided the development of women's enterprise …

Purpose – The number of women choosing entrepreneurship as an occupation continues to grow. However, there are very few … this paper is to draw attention to the potential impact of implicit and explicit gender stereotypes on women's high … there is a dual stereotype associated with high‐growth entrepreneurship (HGE), which negatively impacts on women's intention …

and the availability of financial resources, with a focus on women entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach – This …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the entrepreneurial competencies of women entrepreneurs who used … competencies. Numeric data were collected via survey from women who engaged with a single information marketing company through e … self-perceptions of their entrepreneurial competency abilities. Findings – The research found women ranked their …