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Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stevenson, Lois.
- International Labour Office, Corporate Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Businesswomen.
- Entrepreneurship.
- Success in business.
- Women-owned business enterprises.
- Local Subjects:
- Businesswomen.
- Entrepreneurship.
- Success in business.
- Women-owned business enterprises.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (73 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Geneva : ILO Publications, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Addis Ababa Forum in June 2003 focused on the role of women entrepreneurs in private sector development, poverty reduction, and sustainable growth and development. It provided an opportunity for the AfDB and the International Labour Office (ILO) to join forces using their complementary expertise in support of women-owned businesses in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Zambia. This report is based on the country assessment for Kenya, where the ILO has been researching and supporting women's entrepreneurship. Examining such issues as the economic context, micro-finance
- Contents:
- Cover; Copyright page; Foreword; Table of contents; Acronyms; 1. Background and introduction; 2. The economic context in Kenya; 3. The MSE sector in Kenya; 4. Women in MSEs in Kenya; 5. The MSE policy environment; 6. Integrated framework for the advancement of growth-oriented women entrepreneurs; 7. Policy leadership and coordination; 8. Promotion of women entrepreneurs; 9. Women's access to micro and other forms of credit; 10. Women entrepreneurs' associations and networks; 11. Training and mentoring; 12. Business support and information; 13. Regulatory and legal environment; 14. Research
- 15. Concluding comments on strategy for moving forwardReferences; Annex 1: List of contacts during Kenya field visit; Annex 2: List of questions for assessing gaps and identifying further policy/programme measures in support of women's enterprise development
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781280173486
- 1280173483
- 9789221168218
- 9221168212
- OCLC:
- 75960031
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