... of a systematic review of 4,520 publications on financing topics related to female entrepreneurs, various sources of financing available to female entrepreneurs are considered: bootstrapping, banks, business angels, venture capital and crowdfunding. Findings Identifying potential gender bias both...

...” (mainly private and family savings), meanwhile, the percentage of business angels' financing is low in comparison with innovation‐driven countries. Moreover, there are merely extra‐economic factors, which influence informal investors' decision making on funding: personal relations with a borrower...

... of economy and the society as well as SMEs. Originality/value The paper illustrates the approaches that the Chinese Government has taken to improve the availability of equity financing to high‐growth SMEs. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 SMEs in China achieved a remarkable...