Restricted access: women's business ownership in profile

Carter, S. , Tagg, S. and Brierton, J. (2002) Restricted access: women's business ownership in profile. Prowess.

Abstract

This report presents a profile of women-owned businesses in the United Kingdom. The data is drawn from a survey undertaken by the University of Strathclyde for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), published in May 2002. In total, 18,561 FSB members responded to the survey, of whom 1,750 (9%) stated that their business was wholly female-owned. In comparison, nearly 44% of respondents stated that their business was wholly male-owned and 42% that their business was owned jointly by men and women. Women-owned businesses are an important element of the SME sector and, as this profile shows, the characteristics of their businesses are rather different to the majority.

• Item Type: Other
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Carter, Professor Sara
• Authors: Carter, S., Tagg, S., and Brierton, J.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences
• Publisher: Prowess