Female Entrepreneurship : Implications for Education, Training and Policy (Hardcover)

Foreword Julie Kenny - Chair of the Small Business Council (SBC) 1. Introduction Part 1 - Understanding Female Entrepreneurship 2. Female Entrepreneurship - Empirical Evidence and Theoretical Perspectives 3. Gender Differences in the Goals of Owner-Operated SMEs 4. Attitudes Towards Entrepreneurship Among Female and Male Undergraduates 5. Media Expressions of Entrepreneurs ? Presentation and Discourses of Male and Female Entrepreneurs in Norway 6. An Exploration of Networking Practices of Female Entrepreneurs Part 2 - Promoting Female Entrepreneurship 7. Women and New Business Creation ? Breaking Down the Risk Barriers 8. Enhancing Women's Financial Strategies for Entrepreneurial Success 9. Women in Engineering and Technological Self-Employment: Initiates Towards Overcoming the Obstacles 10. Identifying Best Practice in the Promotion of Female Entrepreneurship 11. Conclusions - Implications for Education, Training and Policy