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Women Owned Small Business: An Exploratory Case Study

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5 Prospectus Removing Obstacles to Financing Women Owned Small Business: An Exploratory Case Study Janis E. Jones Doctor of Philosophy Management, Human Resources Walden University A00381686 Women Owned Small Business & Financing: An Exploratory Case Study Problem Statement Small business start-ups are the most rapidly growing industrial development in the United States. Apparently, 42% of these start-up entrepreneurs in the United States are women (U.S. Census, 2012). Women-owned businesses generate 25% less profit annually, compared to men owned business in the United States (U.S. Small Business Administration, 2012). Mitchelmore & Rowley,( 2013), stated that the challenge being faced by women-owned small businesses is the inability …show more content…

Sang-Suk & Denslow (2004) further highlighted that men are also able to get access to economic resources such as financing more quickly as compared with women since investors believe that men can provide a higher yield on their investment when compared to women-owned entrepreneurs. Robichaud, Cachon, & McGraw (2015) argued that some social and cultural factors restrict the growth of the women-owned business in terms of empowering their performance level. Carter, Shaw, Wilson, & Lam (2011) explained that due to these social and cultural factors, the percentage of business failures are higher in SMEs that are owned by women as compared to businesses belonging to men. Pozarny (2016) highlighted that these factors also make investors reluctant to invest in women-owned businesses despite the fact that women in retail businesses are more successful when compared with men. …show more content…

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