The Financing of Small Business
A Comparative Study of Male and Female Small Business Owners
Business & Finance, Economics
| Author: | Lauren Helena Read | ISBN: | 9781134700943 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | January 8, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lauren Helena Read |
| ISBN: | 9781134700943 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | January 8, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
A detailed empirical study of how small business owners finance their enterprises, this volume compares the experiences of women with those of men. The author redresses an over-reliance on subjective and anecdotal evidence of discrimination in this area with a controlled study of forty matched pairs of male/female owners and their strategies for raising finances. The research reveals the importance of adopting a theoretical framework in which the role of gender in the financing of small businesses is considered, and the practical implications for female entrepreneurs, banks and policy-makers.
A detailed empirical study of how small business owners finance their enterprises, this volume compares the experiences of women with those of men. The author redresses an over-reliance on subjective and anecdotal evidence of discrimination in this area with a controlled study of forty matched pairs of male/female owners and their strategies for raising finances. The research reveals the importance of adopting a theoretical framework in which the role of gender in the financing of small businesses is considered, and the practical implications for female entrepreneurs, banks and policy-makers.
