This paper analyzes the role of networks in the access of female entrepreneurs to start-up capital and firm performance … in Eswatini, a country with one of the highest female unemployment rates in Africa. The paper first shows that higher … initial capital is associated with better sales performance for both men and women entrepreneurs. Women entrepreneurs start …

focus on the perception of entrepreneurs. This paper presents the results of a conjoint analysis and assessment of the … importance of select characteristics among entrepreneurs and the qualities of a team of founders comprising managers of VC firms … eight characteristics of the entrepreneurs related to their decisions and assessed the functional composition of the team of …