... no other way to make money, are unhappy with their jobs, lose them, don't get promoted, or face other career setbacks (Fairlie and Fossen, 2020). Those who start a small business out of necessity are known as necessity entrepreneurs. Other types of entrepreneurs include opportunity entrepreneurs, who...

... business. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative research design was used. Primary and secondary data were collected on small business in three countries: Russia, South Africa and Thailand. In-depth interviews were conducted with a total of 11 female small apparel business owners. Businesses...

... business owners are looking for from their ventures. That is, measures of SME success need to adopt a person-centered perspective. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Performance measurement Small business Gender difference Expectancy theory Perceived success According to leading...

... in entrepreneurship is an important area within small business research (Brush et al., 2006). The issue of immigrant women business owners, however, has been paid comparatively even less attention in the research (Collins and Low, 2010 ; Dhaliwal and Kangis, 2006). The study of immigrant women entrepreneurs...

...Barbara Orser; Catherine Elliott; Sandi Findlay‐Thompson Purpose The purpose of this study is to draw on feminist ethics of care theory to examine motives for accessing a women‐focused, small business programme (Centre). Perceived differences between women‐focused and other small business advisory...