Entrepreneurial Funding Challenges for Latin American Women Start-up Founders
dc.contributor.author | Kuschel, Katherina | |
dc.contributor.author | Lepeley, María Teresa | |
dc.contributor.author | Espinosa, Fernanda | |
dc.contributor.author | Gutiérrez, Sebastián | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-11T16:36:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-11T16:36:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-10 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: This study explores the funding opportunities for women start-up founders who have received support from the Chilean government agency accelerator Start-Up Chile. It examines the role of gender in Latin American women founders at the stage when they are raising funds and equity capital. Design/methodology/approach: The study includes an inductive, qualitative approach and interviews with 20 female founders. Findings: The thematic analysis revealed 10 subthemes that condition founder’s access to capital in the following categories: capital needs, network, and individual characteristics. Originality/value: The contribution of this study is the identification of predominant factors for female entrepreneurs raising capital followed by implications for public policies in entrepreneurial ecosystems including future research orientation. | es_CL |
dc.format.extent | 39 páginas | es_CL |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11447/139 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | es_CL |
dc.publisher | School of Business and Economics, Universidad del Desarrollo | es_CL |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Working Paper;24 | |
dc.subject | Entrepreneurship | es_CL |
dc.subject | New high-technology ventures | es_CL |
dc.subject | Female founders | es_CL |
dc.subject | Entrepreneurial ecosystem | es_CL |
dc.subject | Start-Up Chile | es_CL |
dc.subject | Latin America | es_CL |
dc.title | Entrepreneurial Funding Challenges for Latin American Women Start-up Founders | es_CL |
dc.type | Documento de trabajo | es_CL |
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