Guest editorial: Female and ethnic minority entrepreneurship

Fuller‐Love, Nerys; Lim, Lynn L.K.; Akehurst, Gary

doi:10.1007/s11365-006-0007-y

Cited by 43 publications

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“…Previous commentators and evidence have suggested that one of the areas in which female entrepreneurs may outshine men is in their abilities to build strong inter-personal relationships (Birley et al, 1987;Daniel, 2004;Fuller-Love et al, 2006), so perhaps it is not surprising that these two additional clusters emerge in this study.…”

Section: Competencies Of Women Entrepreneursmentioning

confidence: 57%

Entrepreneurial competencies of women entrepreneurs pursuing business growth

Mitchelmore

Rowley

2013

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

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PurposeEntrepreneurial competencies have an impact on firm performance and growth. The purpose of this paper is to report empirical research into the entrepreneurial competencies reported by female entrepreneurs who are committed to the growth of their business.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire‐based survey of female entrepreneurs in England and Wales was conducted. The core of the questionnaire was a list of entrepreneurial competencies compiled from previous theoretical and empirical frameworks, coupled with Likert scales through which the entrepreneurs were invited to rate their ability in relation to each competency. PCA was conducted in order to identify clusters of competencies, and to identify the competencies that loaded onto those clusters.FindingsFour main clusters of competencies were identified: personal and relationship, business and management, entrepreneurial, and human relations competencies. Whilst previous research on the competencies of entrepreneurs has identified the two clusters of business and management, and entrepreneurial competencies, the competencies in the other two clusters have received less attention and have not been identified as clusters. Arguably, competencies in these clusters are valued more highly by female entrepreneurs than by their male counterparts.Originality/valueThis study is the first to offer a comprehensive analysis of the competencies of female entrepreneurs. By identifying four key groups of competencies, the research provides the basis for an agenda for focus in education, and development of female entrepreneurs. More specifically, the Female Entrepreneur Competence (FEC) framework generated by this research can be used to support female entrepreneurs in the self‐assessment of their competencies.

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Section: Competencies Of Women Entrepreneursmentioning

confidence: 57%

Entrepreneurial competencies of women entrepreneurs pursuing business growth

Mitchelmore

Rowley

2013

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

258

210

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“…According to previous research, women face more problems than do men in raising venture capital or taking out bank loans (Greene, Brush, Hart, & Saparito, 2001;Brush, Carter, Gatewood, Greene, & Hart, 2004;Fuller-Love, Lim, & Akehurst, 2006). Some research does not exclude the impact of existing general perceptions on different gender-based behavioural patterns (Robb & Wolken, 2002;Huang & Kisgen, 2008) that might affect banks' attitudes towards women and men.…”

Section: Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

The Determinants of Informal Capital in the Financing of Small Firms at Start-Up: An Ethnic Comparison of Small Firms in Sweden

Yazdanfar¹,

Abbasian

2013

IJEF

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This study explains empirically the differences in the use of informal financing between native-and immigrant-owned small businesses in terms of ethnicity and other relevant variables. A sample of 2814 nativeand immigrant-owned small businesses, consisting of a unique database gathered, was analysed and several univariate and multivariate methods employed. The results suggest that ethnicity is a significant explanatory variable and an important factor in informal capital access in the start-up stage in terms of loans from family members and friends. Moreover, the other independent variables, namely gender, age, experience of starting businesses, the amount of start capital, and firm size, affect loans from family members, whereas loans from friends are influenced by age, size, and industry affiliation. Since knowledge about informal capital determinants is limited, the results of this study add to our understanding of the variables that explain the financing behaviour of small businesses at start-up.

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“…Consequently a part of earlier studies (Sena et al, 2012;Watson et al, 2009) deals with the question of whether such gender gap is caused by women's greater problems with funding. A large number of previous studies (Brush et al, 2004;Fuller-Love et al, 2006;Muravyev et al, 2009), however, have confirmed that women face greater difficulties than men in receiving bank loans. Other studies (Klyver and Grant, 2010) point to factors such as women's weaker and less influential networks as reasons for their lower levels of willingness to start a business, while other researchers (Foss, 2010;Garcia and Carter, 2009) find no difference between female and male entrepreneurs in their networks.…”

Section: The Gender Perspective In Businessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Women have shown great interest in becoming entrepreneurs (Parker, 2010), but such constraints can negatively affect their motivation to start. A detailed business plan by an external advisor can provide a bank with a vision and strategy that can greatly increase a business proposal's chance of approval (Bruke et al, 2010); this is particularly true for women, who face higher rejection rates from banks than men (Brush et al, 2004;Fuller-Love et al, 2006).…”

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Gender and the use of external business advice: a Swedish study

Yazdanfar

Abbasian

2015

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship

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Guest editorial: Female and ethnic minority entrepreneurship

Cited by 43 publications

References 25 publications

Entrepreneurial competencies of women entrepreneurs pursuing business growth

Entrepreneurial competencies of women entrepreneurs pursuing business growth

The Determinants of Informal Capital in the Financing of Small Firms at Start-Up: An Ethnic Comparison of Small Firms in Sweden

Gender and the use of external business advice: a Swedish study

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