Growing Women-led Enterprises in the Mekong : Testing a Methodology for Accelerating Growth

According to a recent global entrepreneurship monitor, 48 percent of entrepreneurs globally are women. Growth-oriented women entrepreneurs face challenges such as lack of access to support services and relevant knowledge as well as regulatory and l...

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Main Author: World Bank
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Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2015
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topic ACCESS TO BUSINESS NETWORKS
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO NETWORKS
ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
ADVERTISEMENTS
ADVERTISING
ADVISORY SERVICES
APPLICATION PROCESS
BALANCE SHEETS
BEST PRACTICES
BUDGETING
BUSINESS ACTIVITY
BUSINESS ACUMEN
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
BUSINESS CONSULTANTS
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
BUSINESS EDUCATION
BUSINESS ENTRY
BUSINESS ENTRY POINT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS EXPANSION
BUSINESS GROWTH
BUSINESS IDEAS
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
BUSINESS INCUBATION
BUSINESS INCUBATOR
BUSINESS INFORMATION
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION
BUSINESS MANAGERS
BUSINESS MENTORS
BUSINESS NETWORK
BUSINESS NETWORKING
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
BUSINESS PLAN
BUSINESS PLANNING
BUSINESS PLANS
BUSINESS SCHOOLS
BUSINESS SKILLS
BUSINESS SOFTWARE
BUSINESS SUPPORT
BUSINESS TRAINING
BUSINESS TRAININGS
BUSINESSWOMEN
CAPABILITIES
CASH FLOW
CASH FLOWS
CC
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
COMPETITIVENESS
CONFIDENCE BUILDING
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
DIRECT COSTS
DIRECT MARKETING
DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
DONOR FUNDING
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
ENTREPRENEUR
ENTREPRENEURIAL POTENTIAL
ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS
ENTREPRENEURS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING
EQUIPMENT
FACILITATION
FAMILIES
FAMILY BUSINESS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
FIXED COSTS
GENDER
GOOD PRACTICE
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GROWTH PLAN
GROWTH PLANS
HANDICRAFTS
HIGHER EDUCATION LEVELS
HUMAN RESOURCES
ICT
INCOME GROUPS
INNOVATION
INNOVATION PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
JOB CREATION
JOINT VENTURE
KNOWLEDGE BASE
KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS
LACK OF ACCESS
LACK OF CAPITAL
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
LEGAL BARRIERS
LICENSE
LICENSES
LIMITED ACCESS
MAILING ADDRESS
MANAGEMENT EDUCATION
MANUFACTURING
MARKET DEMAND
MARKET DEMANDS
MARKET INFORMATION
MARKET RESEARCH
MARKET SEGMENTS
MARKETING
MARKETING STRATEGIES
MARKETING STRATEGY
MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
NEEDS OF WOMEN
NEEDS OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
NEW BUSINESS
NEW COMPANIES
NEW MARKETS
NEW PRODUCTS
OPERATIONAL COSTS
OUTREACH
OVERHEAD
PEER-TO-PEER
PEOPLES
PILOT PROJECT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROFITABILITY
PUBLIC RELATIONS
QUERIES
RESOURCE PLANNING
RESULT
RESULTS
SALES
SEARCH
SELLING
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
SMALL BUSINESSES
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
START-UP
START-UPS
SUCCESSFUL WOMAN
SUCCESSFUL WOMEN
SUPPLY CHAINS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TELEPHONE
TRAINING MATERIAL
TRAINING MATERIALS
TRANSLATION
UNEMPLOYMENT
USES
VALUE CHAIN
WEALTH CREATION
WOMAN
WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR
WOMEN APPLICANTS
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO BUSINESS NETWORKS
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO NETWORKS
ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
ADVERTISEMENTS
ADVERTISING
ADVISORY SERVICES
APPLICATION PROCESS
BALANCE SHEETS
BEST PRACTICES
BUDGETING
BUSINESS ACTIVITY
BUSINESS ACUMEN
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
BUSINESS CONSULTANTS
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
BUSINESS EDUCATION
BUSINESS ENTRY
BUSINESS ENTRY POINT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS EXPANSION
BUSINESS GROWTH
BUSINESS IDEAS
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
BUSINESS INCUBATION
BUSINESS INCUBATOR
BUSINESS INFORMATION
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION
BUSINESS MANAGERS
BUSINESS MENTORS
BUSINESS NETWORK
BUSINESS NETWORKING
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
BUSINESS PLAN
BUSINESS PLANNING
BUSINESS PLANS
BUSINESS SCHOOLS
BUSINESS SKILLS
BUSINESS SOFTWARE
BUSINESS SUPPORT
BUSINESS TRAINING
BUSINESS TRAININGS
BUSINESSWOMEN
CAPABILITIES
CASH FLOW
CASH FLOWS
CC
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
COMPETITIVENESS
CONFIDENCE BUILDING
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK
DIRECT COSTS
DIRECT MARKETING
DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
DONOR FUNDING
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
ENTREPRENEUR
ENTREPRENEURIAL POTENTIAL
ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS
ENTREPRENEURS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING
EQUIPMENT
FACILITATION
FAMILIES
FAMILY BUSINESS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
FIXED COSTS
GENDER
GOOD PRACTICE
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GROWTH PLAN
GROWTH PLANS
HANDICRAFTS
HIGHER EDUCATION LEVELS
HUMAN RESOURCES
ICT
INCOME GROUPS
INNOVATION
INNOVATION PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
JOB CREATION
JOINT VENTURE
KNOWLEDGE BASE
KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS
LACK OF ACCESS
LACK OF CAPITAL
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
LEGAL BARRIERS
LICENSE
LICENSES
LIMITED ACCESS
MAILING ADDRESS
MANAGEMENT EDUCATION
MANUFACTURING
MARKET DEMAND
MARKET DEMANDS
MARKET INFORMATION
MARKET RESEARCH
MARKET SEGMENTS
MARKETING
MARKETING STRATEGIES
MARKETING STRATEGY
MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
NEEDS OF WOMEN
NEEDS OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
NEW BUSINESS
NEW COMPANIES
NEW MARKETS
NEW PRODUCTS
OPERATIONAL COSTS
OUTREACH
OVERHEAD
PEER-TO-PEER
PEOPLES
PILOT PROJECT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROFITABILITY
PUBLIC RELATIONS
QUERIES
RESOURCE PLANNING
RESULT
RESULTS
SALES
SEARCH
SELLING
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
SMALL BUSINESSES
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
START-UP
START-UPS
SUCCESSFUL WOMAN
SUCCESSFUL WOMEN
SUPPLY CHAINS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TELEPHONE
TRAINING MATERIAL
TRAINING MATERIALS
TRANSLATION
UNEMPLOYMENT
USES
VALUE CHAIN
WEALTH CREATION
WOMAN
WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR
WOMEN APPLICANTS
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
World Bank
Growing Women-led Enterprises in the Mekong : Testing a Methodology for Accelerating Growth
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
Vietnam
description According to a recent global entrepreneurship monitor, 48 percent of entrepreneurs globally are women. Growth-oriented women entrepreneurs face challenges such as lack of access to support services and relevant knowledge as well as regulatory and legal barriers. Recognizing the barriers that often prevent women from growing their businesses, infoDev embarked on a small pilot project designed to test a new methodology for increasing the capacity, confidence, and networks of growth-oriented women leading small businesses. The objective was to test whether this methodology will indeed lead to business expansion. infoDevapos;s pilot - the Mekong womenapos;s entrepreneurship challenge (MWEC) - set out to test a methodology based primarily on structured facilitation of peer-to-peer learning among growth-oriented women entrepreneurs. This report discusses the design, outcomes, and lessons of MWEC in further detail and provides a few preliminary recommendations for the design of future programs targeting the growth of women-owned enterprises.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Growing Women-led Enterprises in the Mekong : Testing a Methodology for Accelerating Growth
title_short Growing Women-led Enterprises in the Mekong : Testing a Methodology for Accelerating Growth
title_full Growing Women-led Enterprises in the Mekong : Testing a Methodology for Accelerating Growth
title_fullStr Growing Women-led Enterprises in the Mekong : Testing a Methodology for Accelerating Growth
title_full_unstemmed Growing Women-led Enterprises in the Mekong : Testing a Methodology for Accelerating Growth
title_sort growing women-led enterprises in the mekong : testing a methodology for accelerating growth
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/22669155/growing-women-led-enterprises-mekong-testing-methodology-accelerating-growth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21076
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spelling okr-10986-210762021-04-23T14:04:00Z Growing Women-led Enterprises in the Mekong : Testing a Methodology for Accelerating Growth World Bank ACCESS TO BUSINESS NETWORKS ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO NETWORKS ACCOUNT ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISING ADVISORY SERVICES APPLICATION PROCESS BALANCE SHEETS BEST PRACTICES BUDGETING BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS ACUMEN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION BUSINESS CONSULTANTS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BUSINESS EDUCATION BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENTRY POINT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS EXPANSION BUSINESS GROWTH BUSINESS IDEAS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT BUSINESS INCUBATION BUSINESS INCUBATOR BUSINESS INFORMATION BUSINESS MANAGEMENT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION BUSINESS MANAGERS BUSINESS MENTORS BUSINESS NETWORK BUSINESS NETWORKING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS PERFORMANCE BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS PLANNING BUSINESS PLANS BUSINESS SCHOOLS BUSINESS SKILLS BUSINESS SOFTWARE BUSINESS SUPPORT BUSINESS TRAINING BUSINESS TRAININGS BUSINESSWOMEN CAPABILITIES CASH FLOW CASH FLOWS CC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE COMPETITIVENESS CONFIDENCE BUILDING CUSTOMER FEEDBACK DIRECT COSTS DIRECT MARKETING DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS DONOR FUNDING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURIAL POTENTIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING EQUIPMENT FACILITATION FAMILIES FAMILY BUSINESS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FIXED COSTS GENDER GOOD PRACTICE GOVERNMENT POLICIES GROWTH PLAN GROWTH PLANS HANDICRAFTS HIGHER EDUCATION LEVELS HUMAN RESOURCES ICT INCOME GROUPS INNOVATION INNOVATION PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE JOB CREATION JOINT VENTURE KNOWLEDGE BASE KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS LACK OF ACCESS LACK OF CAPITAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT LEGAL BARRIERS LICENSE LICENSES LIMITED ACCESS MAILING ADDRESS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION MANUFACTURING MARKET DEMAND MARKET DEMANDS MARKET INFORMATION MARKET RESEARCH MARKET SEGMENTS MARKETING MARKETING STRATEGIES MARKETING STRATEGY MEDIUM ENTERPRISES NEEDS OF WOMEN NEEDS OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES NEW BUSINESS NEW COMPANIES NEW MARKETS NEW PRODUCTS OPERATIONAL COSTS OUTREACH OVERHEAD PEER-TO-PEER PEOPLES PILOT PROJECT PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROFITABILITY PUBLIC RELATIONS QUERIES RESOURCE PLANNING RESULT RESULTS SALES SEARCH SELLING SERVICE PROVIDERS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SMALL BUSINESSES SOFTWARE SYSTEMS START-UP START-UPS SUCCESSFUL WOMAN SUCCESSFUL WOMEN SUPPLY CHAINS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TELEPHONE TRAINING MATERIAL TRAINING MATERIALS TRANSLATION UNEMPLOYMENT USES VALUE CHAIN WEALTH CREATION WOMAN WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR WOMEN APPLICANTS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS According to a recent global entrepreneurship monitor, 48 percent of entrepreneurs globally are women. Growth-oriented women entrepreneurs face challenges such as lack of access to support services and relevant knowledge as well as regulatory and legal barriers. Recognizing the barriers that often prevent women from growing their businesses, infoDev embarked on a small pilot project designed to test a new methodology for increasing the capacity, confidence, and networks of growth-oriented women leading small businesses. The objective was to test whether this methodology will indeed lead to business expansion. infoDevapos;s pilot - the Mekong womenapos;s entrepreneurship challenge (MWEC) - set out to test a methodology based primarily on structured facilitation of peer-to-peer learning among growth-oriented women entrepreneurs. This report discusses the design, outcomes, and lessons of MWEC in further detail and provides a few preliminary recommendations for the design of future programs targeting the growth of women-owned enterprises. 2015-01-05T20:22:10Z 2015-01-05T20:22:10Z 2014 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/22669155/growing-women-led-enterprises-mekong-testing-methodology-accelerating-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21076 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Southeast Asia Cambodia Vietnam