Essays about: "Female Entrepreneur"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words Female Entrepreneur.

1. 1. Womens Club? : The Role of Gender in the Female Business Angel’s Investment Process

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hanna Edenvik; Amon Suhr Perez; [2024]
   Keywords : homosociality; heterosociality; business angel; gender; investment process; entrepreneur; homosocialitet; heterosocialitet; affärsängel; kön; investeringsprocess; entreprenör;

   Abstract : Business angels constitute an increasingly important source of capital for entrepreneurs in their ventures’ early stages. Previous research and reports, however, state that female entrepreneurs are heavily underfunded. READ MORE

3. 2. Shattering the second glass ceiling:Interpreting the lived experiences of Female Entrepreneurs in Lagos, Nigeria, using Schlossberg’s Transition Theory.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Abosede Amusan; [2023]
   Keywords : Glass Ceiling; Transition Theory; Corporate Employment; Entrepreneurs; Female Entrepreneurs; Business Owners; Nigerian Society; Storytelling; Women Empowerment; and Emancipation; Challenges.;

   Abstract : Abstract Introduction: This study examined the lived experiences of Female Entrepreneurs in Lagos State, Nigeria, who transitioned from traditional corporate employment settings to venture into uncharted entrepreneurial territory. In their transition from employee to entrepreneur, this study identified the existence of glass ceiling in both phases. READ MORE

4. 3. Deal or no deal: A qualitative study examining how the entrepreneur's gender affects business angels' willingness to invest during the initial interaction

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Emma Dubo; Isabelle Norberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Business angel; Equity financing; Gender; Self-disclosure; Signaling;

   Abstract : Securing external equity financing from business angels (BAs) has been considered to be more difficult for female entrepreneurs in comparison to men and the underlying mechanisms for the disparity have been discussed. Some scholars argue that structural dissimilarities serve as one of the possible explanations, while others argue that female founders experience discrimination. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring gender-related stereotypical challenges: The influence of these challenges on the founding female entrepreneur during her entrepreneurial trajectory

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Maxime van Esseveld; Fleur Bets Susanna Rozendaal; [2022]
   Keywords : Female entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial trajectory; Gender stereotypes; Female capacities; Aspiration to grow; Role expectations; Female entrepreneurs’ legitimacy; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The fastest rising group of entrepreneurs is represented by females, yet entrepreneurship is still considered a male-dominated industry. Female entrepreneurs have to deal with gender-stereotypical challenges, due to the overrepresentation of men in entrepreneurship. READ MORE

6. 5. Swedish female entrepreneurs’ perception of their financing experience

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Nils Salomonsson; [2022]
   Keywords : bibliotek; kultursyn; allmänkulturell verksamhet; kulturhus;

   Abstract : Entrepreneurship and the Swedish start-up community have been on an upswing in recent years. There are more incubators and accelerators for growing businesses than ever before. With a growing start-up community there is usually risk capital and finance solutions behind these companies. READ MORE