scholarly journals Female Entrepreneurship: Basic Characteristics, Equality, Support

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-29
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Female Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Specific Support ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Basic Characteristics ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

The publication examines the main aspects of female entrepreneurship in Bulgaria. Key issues on the entrepreneurial profile of women starting and running their own business, as well as gender equality in this field are explored. The strengths and the need for specific support for women who create and develop entrepreneurial activities are discussed. In total, 178 women entrepreneurs with different education and age have been surveyed. Their companies also differ in size and activity. Bulgarian women entrepreneurs are mainly with higher education – economic or technical. About half of their companies have been established before 2008, operating mainly in services and trade. According to the results of the study, women believe that they have equal chances with men for success in starting and developing a business. The support they prefer mainly includes providing access to financial resources, promoting successful examples of women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship training. Their most powerful weapons in business include: communication, intuition, adaptability.

The effectiveness of entrepreneurship training programmes

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Matricano ◽  
Piero Formica
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Strategic Information ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Actual Impact ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
And Training

This special issue of Industry and Higher Education focuses on the increasingly important topic of how the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education can be appropriately measured. Despite extensive research on entrepreneurship education and training programmes, relatively few studies have concentrated on the consequences of such programmes – for example, on assessing their actual impact on the commitment of aspiring entrepreneurs. Against this background, the guest editors present four contributions, each addressing key issues relating to the evaluation and measurement of entrepreneurship education. These contributions, it is hoped, will open new directions for researchers and will provide programme designers and policymakers with valuable strategic information.

The impact of gender and culture on networking and venture creation

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 332-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tugba Kalafatoglu ◽  
Xavier Mendoza
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
African Region ◽  
Female Entrepreneurship ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Entrepreneurial Networking

Purpose To date, little research has been focused on the nature and dynamics of female entrepreneurial networking activity. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to examine how gender and culture affect business creation, how women perceive social capital, and how important their personal networks are for their businesses, especially in the context of patriarchal societies. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with women entrepreneurs living and operating businesses in Turkey and in four countries of the Middle East and North African region, namely, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Egypt. Findings The results indicate that being a woman entrepreneur in a highly patriarchal society limits entrepreneurial activities due to culture and social norms. However, networking appears as the key factor for these women entrepreneurs to overcome the barriers that they face, such as access to capital, financial information, resources, and new business opportunities. Research limitations/implications This study has limitations that tend to be commonly found in exploratory studies, so you cannot make generalizations. However, the findings lay the groundwork for future studies to examine the role of networking activity in female entrepreneurship in the context of patriarchal societies. Practical implications The findings are helpful for policymakers and other social groups interested in improving the conditions for female entrepreneurship. Governments and other economic actors need to provide training in both management and networking skills, encourage local businesses and associations to provide their venues for networking opportunities, and also provide support to women business organizations. Social implications Women’s entrepreneurship is growing, but still there is a scarcity of scholarly literature on the women entrepreneurs and their entrepreneurial activity. Originality/value This research provides empirical evidence of the nature and dynamics of female entrepreneurial networking activity in the context of patriarchal societies.

scholarly journals Motivations Analysis of Women Entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-300
Author(s):  
G. Nizamova ◽  
N. Smagulova
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Female Entrepreneurship ◽  
Woman Entrepreneur ◽  
Women’S Entrepreneurship ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
New Thinking ◽  
Women's Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

In modern society, women's entrepreneurship has a special role. Woman entrepreneur is the bearer of new thinking, philosophy and lifestyle, values and morality. The female factor is aggressively breaking into the modern picture of the world, demanding a rethinking of the ultimate foundations of a new civilization. The study was based on the analysis of scientific literature on the formation and development of female entrepreneurship, the survey of women involved in entrepreneurial activities, the analysis of statistical reporting. The motives of women’s participation in business are analyzed. The structure of the motives of small business is proposed and the features of the motivations of women entrepreneurs are highlighted. The study identified the types of women entrepreneurs. The article shows the development trends of women’s entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan and identified the problems of its development.

Rural Dalit Women Entrepreneurs and Development Scenario: A Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amaldass M. ◽  
Neema Gnanadev
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Dalit Women ◽  
Integral Development ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
The Hill ◽  
The Village

Pandit Nehru affirmed that women development/ empowerment is the basis for the substantial growth of a family, a village, or a nation. Development/upliftment of women is an essential ingredient of human development. Entrepreneurship development among the rural women folk would strengthen the village economy and promote regional development. The women entrepreneurs have proved that there is a source of immense untapped power in the womanhood of India (Margaret, 1992). Women undoubtedly are the backbone of the socio-economic-cultural aspects in the hill scenario. The subsistence agriculture which leads to low and unstable incomes, which in turn lead to a sizeable out-migration of male members that leads to only women headed families behind, and the role of women in the household economy becomes more important (Rawat, 2004). In the midst of limited opportunities, tough terrains and lack of resources, the contribution of women entrepreneurs to the society is enormous. An attempt was made to highlight the strategies and development aspects of rural women entrepreneurs in Almora district. Entrepreneurs who are engaged in self-employment and innovative entrepreneurial activities were selected for the study. A total of 50 samples were selected and the data were collected through interviews and focus groups. The study reveals various aspects related to rural women entrepreneurship and constraints that need attention so to empower women in their efforts toward integral development.

Christian entrepreneurial activities and micro women entrepreneurship development

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 657-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fanny Adams Quagrainie ◽  
Abigail Opoku Mensah ◽  
Alex Yaw Adom
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ventures ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurship Development ◽  
Emergent Strategy ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
The Church

Purpose Review of literature suggests mixed findings on the relationship between the church and micro women entrepreneurship development. This signals that questions remain about the roles of churches in entrepreneurial development. Thus, this paper aims to explore what entrepreneurial activities are provided by churches to their micro women entrepreneurs and how do these activities influence their entrepreneurial start up and growth. Design/methodology/approach Phenomenological research methodologies were used to purposive collected data from 38 women entrepreneurs and four church administers in Tema. Results were analyzed using the emergent strategy. Findings The results suggest that churches provided four entrepreneurial activities which are categorized as finance, networking, promotion of self-confidence and impartation of ethical values. These factors promoted the growth of women entrepreneurial growth but not the start-up of entrepreneurial ventures. The study concluded that the church should provide more support for new entrepreneurial ventures. Therefore, embeddedness because of membership of a church is a critical part of women entrepreneurship development. Research limitations/implications Further studies will need to replicate these findings with other types of businesses, in other locations. Practical implications This study suggests that policymakers should be working in conjunction with churches in a bid to promote micro women entrepreneurship development. Originality/value Limited research has been conducted on church entrepreneurial activities in the development of micro women entrepreneurs in developing economies such as Ghana. This empirical research provides important insights into this field.

scholarly journals Shades of Communitas: A Study of Soft Skills Programs

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 510-537
Author(s):  
Alison Fixsen ◽  
Damien Ridge
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Complex Network ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Social Worlds ◽  
Emotional Management ◽  
Management Problems ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
Points Of Resistance

In societies where neoliberal individualism prevails, communal experiences nevertheless remain crucial to human life. Drawing on participant data from a series of soft skills programs (SSPs) for Higher Education (HE) staff, we investigated SSP social worlds, their role in staff navigation in uncertain times and points of resistance within them. We found SSPs to be distinctly performative platforms, engaging actors in various self-care and entrepreneurial activities. A complex network of relationships was established via SSPs, as well as group effects akin to communitas, in “lighter” and “darker” forms. Incongruities of SSPs included gender imbalances and emotional management problems, while a mismatch between managerial attempts to create positive communitas and the reality of mounting workloads and job-cuts facing HE staff were noted in this study. SSPs may help counter organizational siloism, yet reflect the ambiguities within neoliberal culture and can deter staff from pursuing political modes of collective expression in the workplace.

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