Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; The growth and characteristics of female entrepreneurship; Explaining the growth of female entrepreneurship; The problems faced by female entrepreneurs; Summary, research rationale and overview; The financing of women-owned businesses: an empirical overview and theoretical framework; The financing of women-owned businesses: a theoretical framework; Explaining the problems faced in the financing of women-owned businesses: a contextual approach; Conclusion and research agenda
Summary
A detailed empirical study of how small business owners finance their enterprises, this volume compares the experiences of women with those of men