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“Our results suggest that employed women who know other entrepreneurs are the most likely to start a new business,” said Babson Professor Maria Minniti, one of the authors of the report.() “Our results suggest that employed women who know other entrepreneurs are the most likely to start a new business,” said Babson Professor Maria Minniti, one of the authors of the report. “These women tend to be older and better educated in high-income countries than in low and middle-income countries. We also found that a woman’s perceptions of environmental opportunities as well as confidence in her own capabilities are a powerful predictor of her entrepreneurial behaviour.”
The majority of businesses started by women employed less start-up capital as compared to men, used known technology, and targeted existing markets. This suggests that women entrepreneurs may take a more conservative approach to business formation, perhaps because of their higher involvement in necessity driven entrepreneurship. On average, businesses started by men used more capital than those started by women (USD 65,010 vs.
The GEM report shows that across all countries, a strong positive and significant correlation exists between opportunity recognition and a woman’s likelihood of starting a new business.
Across all countries, a strong positive and significant correlation exists between a woman’s belief of having the knowledge, skills and experience required to start a new business and her likelihood of starting one.
Regardless of per capita income, a strong positive and significant correlation exists between knowing other entrepreneurs and a woman’s involvement with starting a new business.
In a January 5, 2001 interview with Puget Sound Business Journal, an industry analyst offered his assessment of F5’s situation at the end of 2000.
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