Women's business ownership: a review of the academic, popular and internet literature with a UK policy focus

This chapter discusses women's business ownership. It is essentially, a review of the academic, popular and internet literature with a UK policy focus. It is published within the european foundation for management development's annual review of progress in entrepreneurship research.

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