The role and importance of entrepreneurship and new business creation to the economy have been the subject of increased attention in recent years. Indeed, it is now widely recognised that the promotion of entrepreneurship is not only necessary for a healthy economy, but also critical for...

<title>Abstract</title> This paper provides an overview of current research into the financing of women-owned/led ventures and identifies specific issues requiring further investigation, as well as possible future research directions. Topics covered by current research are divided, for discussion, into five...

<title>Abstract</title> This paper provides an overview of five articles which comprise the second part of the special issue on women and the financing of entrepreneurial ventures, and identifies specific issues requiring further investigation, as well as possible future research directions. Topics covered by...

<title>Abstract</title> The study reported here addresses some issues on gender, entrepreneurship and finance that have been identified as problematic in the literature. For example, much of the research to date is based on the assumption of entrepreneurship as male entrepreneurship; few studies have...