Increasing the Participation of Women Entrepreneurs in the Solomon Islands Aid Economy

International aid flows are equivalent to almost half of Solomon Islands' economy, making it one of the most aid-dependent countries in the world. Around US$250 million of non-military aid enters the country, but only 15-20 percent of this amo...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ACCESS TO TRAINING ACCOUNT ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTS BANK FINANCING BANK LOANS BANK OFFICE BARRIERS TO ENTRY BARRIERS TO WOMEN BILLS BORROWING BRIBES BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS ADVICE BUSINESS ASSISTANCE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS BUSINESS CENTER BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS COSTS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ENABLING BUSINESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENTERPRISE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS EXPANSION BUSINESS EXPERIENCE BUSINESS FAILURES BUSINESS GROWTH BUSINESS IDEA BUSINESS IDEAS BUSINESS INCUBATION BUSINESS INCUBATOR BUSINESS INFORMATION BUSINESS LOAN BUSINESS LOCATION BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS NEEDS BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS PEOPLE BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS PLANNING BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESS SKILLS BUSINESS SUPPORT BUSINESS TRAINING BUSINESSWOMAN BUSINESSWOMEN BUYERS CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL COSTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITIES COMPETITIVENESS CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE CONTRACTORS CUSTOMER BASE CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DELIVERY OF GOODS DEPOSITS DEPRECIATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANK DISPOSABLE INCOMES DONOR FUNDING DONOR SUPPORT DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMICS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN ENTERPRISE CENTER ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPACITY ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTS EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXPATRIATE EXPATRIATES EXPENDITURE EXPLOITATION EXPORT SECTOR EXPORT SECTORS FAMILIES FAMILY BUSINESSES FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FINANCIAL CAPACITY FINANCIAL LITERACY FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FIXED COSTS FOREIGN DONORS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FORMAL ECONOMY FORMAL OWNERSHIP GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS GLOBAL ECONOMY GOOD PRACTICES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GOVERNMENT REVENUES HANDICRAFTS HARDWARE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCES HUSBAND INFORMATION GAPS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INITIAL INVESTMENT INNOVATION INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LACK OF ACCESS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE LAND ISSUES LAND REGISTRATION LIMITED ACCESS LIMITED ACCESS TO FINANCE LOANS FOR BUSINESS LOGGING MANAGEMENT SERVICES MANUFACTURING MARGINAL COST MARKET INFORMATION MARKET OPPORTUNITIES MARKET POWER MARKET RESEARCH MARKET SEGMENT MARKETING MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MICRO-FINANCE NEW BUSINESSES NEW MARKET NEW MARKETS NEWSLETTERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN OUTSOURCING OVERSEAS TRAINING PDF PHOTO POPULATION GROWTH POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT PROCESSES PRODUCERS PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROFITABILITY PUBLIC GOOD QUALITY STANDARDS QUANTITATIVE METHODS REAL ESTATE RECEIPTS RECYCLING REGISTRATION PROCESSES REINVESTMENT REPAYMENTS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESULTS SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS SECURITY SERVICES SELLING SITES SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SOURCE OF INFORMATION SPREADSHEET START-UP SUBSIDIZATION SUPPLY CHAINS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING CENTRE TRAINING COURSES TUITION UNEMPLOYMENT UNFAIR COMPETITION UNIT COSTS URBAN AREAS WAGE DIFFERENTIAL WAGES WOMAN WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR WOMAN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/894351468112756106/Increasing-the-participation-of-women-entrepreneurs-in-the-Solomon-Islands-aid-economy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27893