The Influence of Funding Approaches, Growth Expectations, and Industry Gender Distribution on High-Growth Women Entrepreneurs
研究美国初创企业八年的纵向数据，发现高增长女性企业家更倾向用个人和商业股权融资，且女性主导行业中的女性企业更易实现高增长。
This study examines three key aspects of entrepreneurship associated with women business owners and their ability to achieve high growth: debt versus equity financing, growth expectations, and industry gender distribution. We present a number of theoretical lenses spanning disciplines such as gender studies, entrepreneurship, social psychology, and finance. Using longitudinal data from U.S. startups over an eight‐year period, our research reveals a number of interesting findings. We find that, proportionally, high‐growth women entrepreneurs are more likely to finance their growth with personal and business equity funding. Additionally, women‐owned firms in “feminine industries” are more likely to achieve high growth than women‐owned firms in “non‐feminine industries.”