... to 3.5 million Colombian pesos (COP). Registration becomes critical for higher sales levels. Other factors, such as gender (women) and production and marketing involvement, also influence success to a lesser extent. Notably, the negative impact of being a woman shifts to a positive one for higher sales...

...Victor Silva Corrêa; Rosileine Mendonça de Lima; Fernanda Regina da Silva Brito; Marcio Cardoso Machado; Vânia Maria Jorge Nassif Purpose Women entrepreneurs face several challenges in creating and running ventures, especially in emerging and developing countries. In this sense, by aiming...

...Arosha S. Adikaram; Ruwaiha Razik Purpose This study aims to explore the challenges and barriers encountered by Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) women entrepreneurs in an emerging country context – Sri Lanka – within a context of strict gender role stereotyping beliefs...

...Hawa Petro Tundui; Charles Stephen Tundui Purpose This paper aims to examine marriage and family-related determinants of performance of micro and small businesses owned by women in Tanzania. Design/methodology/approach The authors surveyed a total of 429 micro and small women entrepreneurs...

...Fu‐Lai Tony Yu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how a Chinese entrepreneur, Zhang Yin, exercises international entrepreneurship in her paper recycle business – Nine Dragons Paper company, and has become one of the most successful female business women in the world. Design...

...Talat Afza; Muhammad Amir Rashid Purpose The purpose of this exploratory paper is to explore and categorize the impediments which surround the remote women entrepreneurs and limit their growth opportunities to be successful entrepreneurs in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach The paper...