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Table I.

Female entrepreneurship enablers in developing nations

Research focus/outcomes	Author	Country of study
Reducing gender stereotyping; socio–cultural enablers; entrepreneurial education; and previous experience	Petraki Kotis and Ventoura Neokosmidi (2004); Arasti et al. (2012)	Greece and Iran
Work–life balance; and family support	Itani et al. (2011); Jabeen et al. (2015); Ahmad (2011); Jamali (2009)	UAE, KSA and Lebanon
Religious and cultural enablers; innovative behavior; opportunity identification; and risk seeking	Syed (2008); McIntosh and Islam (2010); Belwal et al. (2015)	UAE, Bahrain and Oman
Financial competencies; informal networks; opportunities to gain the business skills; and experiences required to start and manage	Ahmad (2011); Katta and Hussien (2009); Al-Owaihan and Rao (2010); Bruin et al. (2007); Jamali (2009)	KSA, Egypt, Syria, Kuwait and Lebanon
Product competency; and business capability (quality of product/service, customer loyalty and competent staff)	Ahmad and Xavier (2012)	Malaysia
Entrepreneurship support; and gender equality	Mostafa (2005)	UAE
Social networks; and professional networks	Alam et al. (2011)	Malaysia and Kenya
Government support; clear policies and procedures; and policy awareness training and education for growth	Varadarajan et al. (2010); Itani et al. (2011); Jamali (2009); Idrus et al. (2014); Welsh et al. (2014) Belwal et al. (2015)	UAE, Lebanon, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Oman
Funding schemes	Ahmad (2011)	KSA

Research focus/outcomes	Author	Country of study
Reducing gender stereotyping; socio–cultural enablers; entrepreneurial education; and previous experience	Petraki Kotis and Ventoura Neokosmidi (2004); Arasti et al. (2012)	Greece and Iran
Work–life balance; and family support	Itani et al. (2011); Jabeen et al. (2015); Ahmad (2011); Jamali (2009)	UAE, KSA and Lebanon
Religious and cultural enablers; innovative behavior; opportunity identification; and risk seeking	Syed (2008); McIntosh and Islam (2010); Belwal et al. (2015)	UAE, Bahrain and Oman
Financial competencies; informal networks; opportunities to gain the business skills; and experiences required to start and manage	Ahmad (2011); Katta and Hussien (2009);Al-Owaihan and Rao (2010); Bruin et al. (2007); Jamali (2009)	KSA, Egypt, Syria, Kuwait and Lebanon
Product competency; and business capability (quality of product/service, customer loyalty and competent staff)	Ahmad and Xavier (2012)	Malaysia
Entrepreneurship support; and gender equality	Mostafa (2005)	UAE
Social networks; and professional networks	Alam et al. (2011)	Malaysia and Kenya
Government support; clear policies and procedures; and policy awareness training and education for growth	Varadarajan et al. (2010);Itani et al. (2011);Jamali (2009); Idrus et al. (2014); Welsh et al. (2014) Belwal et al. (2015)	UAE, Lebanon, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Oman
Funding schemes	Ahmad (2011)	KSA