TY  - BOOK
AU  - Investment Bank,European
AU  - De Concini,Alessandro
AU  - Fackelmann,Surya
TI  - Funding women entrepreneurs: How to empower growth 
SN  - 9789286143373
PB  - European Investment Bank
KW  - Business & Economics / Finance
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Economics
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Access copy available to the general public
N2  - Intervention is needed to improve women-led companies' access to finance. In a recent study, EIB's InnovFin Advisory assessed the availability of finance for women-owned and managed companies in Europe as compared to the United States. While women-led companies account for only a small portion of financing deals and investment flows, their share is growing. Nevertheless, structural inequalities and persistent biases continue to distort the funding environment. The study puts forth a number of innovative finance and policy recommendations. Restarting the EU economy after the coronavirus pandemic provides a unique opportunity to tackle gender barriers to finance
UR  - https://openresearchlibrary.org/content/9b4a229c-310e-4d7d-8a43-853e64c1e8fd
ER  -