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The authors of this study bring into perspective the woman entrepreneur and some of the unique problems she faces as the owner and operator of her own business. The book follows the entrepreneurial process from concept development through expansion, growth, and transitions to an extablished business.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Overview
The Woman Entrepreneur: Problems and Prescriptions for Success in the Future by Robert D. Hisrich
Concept Development and Funding
In the Beginning . . . Concept Development, Feasibility Analysis, and Value Creation by Alan L. Carsrud
Financing Woman-Owned Entrepreneurial Firms by David J. Brophy
Expanding Capabilities
The Board of Directors: A Tool for the Future by Roger H. Ford
Networking Among Women Entrepreneurs by Howard Aldrich
Growth and Transition
Growth Decisions and Growth Patterns of Women-Owned Enterprises by Donald L. Sexton
Transition Planning and Succession for Women Entrepreneurs by Nancy Bowman-Upton
Research on Women-Owned Business: Current Status and Future Directions by Donald L. Sexton
Appendix: Sources of Assistance to Women Entrepreneurs by Robert H. Brockhaus, Sr
Index

About the Author

OLIVER HAGAN holds the Herzog Chair in Free Enterprise at Baldwin-Wallace College. In addition to previous academic experience as Assistant Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Baylor University, Hagan founded two businesses and managed several others during his twenty-year business career. He is also director of the Small Business Institute at Baldwin-Wallace.

CAROL RIVCHUN is the Director of the Small Business Management Center of COSE, the small business division of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association.

DONALD SEXTON holds the William H. Davis Chair in the American Free Enterprise System at Ohio State University. Previously he was the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Caruth Professor of Entrepreneurship at Baylor University.