High-growth Women’s Entrepreneurship

Edited by Amanda Bullough, Associate Professor, Management and Global Leadership; Co-Founder and Research Director, Women’s Leadership Initiative; Principal Co-investigator, GLOBE Project: GLOBE 2020; University of Delaware, Diana M. Hechavarría, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Julian E. Lange Term Chair, Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship, Candida G. Brush, Franklin W. Olin Professor of Entrepreneurship and Co-founder and Research Director- Diana International Research institute (DIRI) Babson College and Linda F. Edelman, Professor of Management and Chair of the Management Department, Bentley University, USA

'Despite the surge of interest in women's entrepreneurship around the globe, very little attention and support is currently directed towards high-potential women's entrepreneurship. These talented entrepreneurs face many of the constraints that women micropreneurs and small business owners struggle with, but they are running business that demand even greater access to the resources required for scale, in business circles and industries where women are severely underrepresented. This edited volume provides important research evidence to guide researchers, policymakers, program leaders and investors on how best to spend dollars in support of women starting and growing high potential ventures. A must-read!--Amanda B. Elam, Babson College, US'This latest book from the Diana Project network frames a long delayed, much needed, and deliberatively provocative discussion about the relationship between growth-oriented women entrepreneurs and public policy and regulatory frameworks, building networks, and the entrepreneurship support environment. The primary question is whether they help or hurt. The editors and contributors represent all the continents (except Antarctica!) to bring a truly global and thoughtful consideration to what we know, and what we still need to learn.'--Patricia Greene, Professor Emeritus, Babson College, US'High-growth Women's Entrepreneurship represents a valuable addition to the emerging body of research on women's entrepreneurship public policy. This book provides a global perspective on programs, policies and practices by incorporating chapters representing the experience of growth-oriented women entrepreneurs in both developed and developing economies. Each chapter provides valuable ''lessons learned'' that can be shared across geographic boundaries. These, in turn, form the basis for policy recommendations designed to foster innovation and growth among women entrepreneurs. This book is a true gem, and merits multiple reads to fully capture the insights offered by its editors and contributors.'--Susan Coleman, University of Hartford, US

• Contents1Introduction: programs, policies and practices: fosteringhigh-growth women’s entrepreneurship1Amanda Bullough, Diana M. Hechavarría, Candida G. Brush and Linda F. Edelman2Networks, start-up capital and women’s entrepreneurial performance in Africa: evidence from Eswatini13Zuzana Brixiová and Thierry Kangoye3Absence of opportunities can enhance women’shigh-growth entrepreneurship: empirical evidence from Peru32Miguel Córdova and Fátima Huamán4Towards a typology of supports for enterprising women:a comparison of rural and urban Australian regions52Robyn Eversole, Naomi Birdthistle, Megerssa Walo and Vinita Godinho5STEM education and women entrepreneurs in technology enterprises: explorations from Australia78Dilek Cetindamar, Elayn James, Thorsten Lammers, Alicia Pearce and Elizabeth Sullivan6Exploring gender differences in entrepreneurship: how the regulatory environment mitigates differences inearly-stage growth aspirations109Christopher J. Boudreaux and Boris Nikolaev7Gender gap in perceived financing opportunities forhigh-growth enterprises133Blaž Frešer, Karin Širec and Polona TomincviHigh-growth women’s entrepreneurship8Women’s awareness of financial policy and their debtfinancing activities: evidence from China160Juan Wu, Yaokuang Li and Shakeel Muhammad9Where do we go from here? Summary of findings183Amanda Bullough, Diana M. Hechavarría, Candida G. Brush and Linda F. EdelmanIndex195