Women entrepreneurs

Women entrepreneurs

Women can especially benefit from participating in structured courses where they learn how to liaise with informal investors and successfully present their investment projects.Simplified regulations for accessing public equity can also help women-owned firms raise capital for growth. Having more women in the angel investment and venture capital community would pay off not only because they would widen the range of skills and expertise in the investment community, but because more doors would open for women entrepreneurs, particularly those in high-growth firms.Improving the quality and coverage of public and private credit registries can reduce the scope for discriminatory practices against female borrowers. Banks and public support policies should ensure tight supervision to prevent any discrimination.In this regard, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency in the United States collects data on small business credit availability by gender, race, and ethnicity and enforces lending laws to ensure that loans are granted fairly to small business owners.