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Striving for Business Success : Voices of Liberian Women Entrepreneurs

dc.contributor.author World Bank Institute
dc.contributor.author International Finance Corporation
dc.date.accessioned 2014-12-18T23:15:31Z
dc.date.available 2014-12-18T23:15:31Z
dc.date.issued 2014-04-01
dc.description.abstract Women in post-conflict economies face a number of challenges. Often their businesses stay at embryonic stages only, due to three key limitations relating to: knowledge of business vision and management; access to finance and markets; and access to role models and networks. Added to the complexity is the risk of having to start all over again due to their countriesapos; political instability and the limited infrastructure to make their businesses proper and become more efficient over time. This report presents findings on the situation of women entrepreneurs in Liberia. It discusses the challenges that female entrepreneurs face as well as enabling factors that they encounter when operating their businesses in Liberiaapos;s post-conflict environment. Through the voices and experiences of women - as in the IFC series quot;Voices of Women Entrepreneursquot; that inspires it - this report sheds some light on the specificities of women doing business in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS), such as those in Liberia. It identifies operational lessons and proposes recommendations on how to support women entrepreneurs and contribute to their economic empowerment in the transition from post-conflict to reconstruction and development. The women interviewed for this report highlighted how obstacles, such as limited financial infrastructure, restricted access to markets, and most importantly, insufficient networks to support women entrepreneurs, stifle efforts to create sustainable solutions for women entrepreneurs. The report offers operational lessons and recommendations on how to address these challenges and support womenapos;s economic participation and empowerment. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/20339242/striving-business-success-voices-liberian-women-entrepreneurs
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20816
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Washington, DC
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACCESS FOR WOMEN
dc.subject ACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subject ACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subject ACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subject ADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subject ADULT WOMEN
dc.subject ASSET OWNERSHIP
dc.subject ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN
dc.subject BANK CREDIT
dc.subject BANK OFFICE
dc.subject BANKS
dc.subject BARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subject BORROWING
dc.subject BRAIN DRAIN
dc.subject BRIBES
dc.subject BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
dc.subject BUSINESS ADVICE
dc.subject BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
dc.subject BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subject BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject BUSINESS INFORMATION
dc.subject BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
dc.subject BUSINESS NETWORK
dc.subject BUSINESS NETWORKS
dc.subject BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject BUSINESS OWNER
dc.subject BUSINESS PEOPLE
dc.subject BUSINESS PLAN
dc.subject BUSINESS PLANS
dc.subject BUSINESS RISKS
dc.subject BUSINESS STRATEGY
dc.subject BUSINESS SUCCESS
dc.subject BUSINESS TRAINING
dc.subject BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
dc.subject BUSINESS WOMAN
dc.subject BUSINESS WOMEN
dc.subject BUSINESS · EDUCATION
dc.subject BUSINESSWOMAN
dc.subject BUSINESSWOMEN
dc.subject CAPACITY OF WOMEN
dc.subject CAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subject CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
dc.subject CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
dc.subject CIVIL WAR
dc.subject COMMERCIAL BANK
dc.subject COMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subject CORRUPTION
dc.subject CREDIT BUREAU
dc.subject CREDIT BUREAUS
dc.subject CREDIT LINES
dc.subject CREDIT MARKETS
dc.subject CUSTOM
dc.subject CUSTOMARY LAW
dc.subject DEBT
dc.subject DEPOSITORS
dc.subject DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
dc.subject DISABLED
dc.subject DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES
dc.subject EARNINGS
dc.subject ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subject ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject ECONOMIC AGENTS
dc.subject ECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subject ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subject ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subject EDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subject EDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subject EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subject ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject ENTREPRENEUR
dc.subject ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN
dc.subject EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject EQUITY FUNDS
dc.subject EXTENDED FAMILIES
dc.subject FAMILIES
dc.subject FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subject FAMILY SUPPORT
dc.subject FARMER
dc.subject FARMERS
dc.subject FEMALE BORROWERS
dc.subject FEMALE BUSINESS
dc.subject FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR
dc.subject FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subject FEMALE LABOR
dc.subject FEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subject FINANCE COMPANY
dc.subject FINANCES
dc.subject FINANCIAL APPLICATIONS
dc.subject FINANCIAL EDUCATION
dc.subject FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject FINANCIAL LITERACY
dc.subject FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject FINANCIAL SKILLS
dc.subject FINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subject FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject FORMAL BANKS
dc.subject FORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subject GENDER
dc.subject GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subject GENDER GAPS
dc.subject GENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subject GENDER ISSUES
dc.subject GENDER NEEDS
dc.subject GENDER ROLES
dc.subject GENDER SEGREGATION
dc.subject GIRLS
dc.subject GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject GROWTH OF WOMEN
dc.subject HANDICRAFTS
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD CHORES
dc.subject HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject HUSBAND
dc.subject IMMIGRATION
dc.subject INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
dc.subject INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subject INDIVIDUAL WOMEN
dc.subject INFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subject INFORMAL NETWORKS
dc.subject INFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subject INFORMATION SERVICES
dc.subject INFORMATION SHARING
dc.subject INSECURE PROPERTY
dc.subject INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES
dc.subject INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS
dc.subject INTEREST RATES
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subject INVESTMENT CAPITAL
dc.subject INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject LABOR FORCE SURVEY
dc.subject LABOR MARKET
dc.subject LABOUR FORCE
dc.subject LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject LACK OF ACCESS
dc.subject LACK OF CAPITAL
dc.subject LACK OF COLLATERAL
dc.subject LACK OF CREDIT
dc.subject LACK OF FINANCE
dc.subject LAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subject LAND RIGHTS
dc.subject LIMITED ACCESS
dc.subject LITERATE FEMALES
dc.subject LOANS TO BUSINESSES
dc.subject LOANS TO WOMEN
dc.subject MARKET INFORMATION
dc.subject MERCHANT
dc.subject MICROCREDIT
dc.subject MICROFINANCE
dc.subject MINISTRY OF GENDER
dc.subject MORTGAGE
dc.subject NEEDS OF WOMEN
dc.subject NEEDS OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subject NEW BUSINESSES
dc.subject NUTRITION
dc.subject OLDER WOMEN
dc.subject OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subject PEACE
dc.subject PERSONAL SAVINGS
dc.subject POLICY DIALOGUE
dc.subject POLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject POLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subject POPULATION CENSUS
dc.subject POSTCONFLICT SETTINGS
dc.subject PREGNANCY
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject PROGRESS
dc.subject PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject PROPORTION OF WOMEN
dc.subject QUALITATIVE INFORMATION
dc.subject RATES OF ILLITERACY
dc.subject REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
dc.subject REPAYMENT
dc.subject REPAYMENT HISTORY
dc.subject REPAYMENT RATES
dc.subject ROLE MODELS
dc.subject ROLE OF WOMEN
dc.subject RULE OF LAW
dc.subject RURAL WOMEN
dc.subject SECURITIES
dc.subject SELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject SEXUAL ASSAULT
dc.subject SEXUAL HARASSMENT
dc.subject SEXUAL VIOLENCE
dc.subject SHOP OWNER
dc.subject SITUATION OF WOMEN
dc.subject SMALL BUSINESS
dc.subject SMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subject SMALL LOAN
dc.subject SOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subject SOURCES OF CREDIT
dc.subject SOURCES OF FINANCE
dc.subject START-UP
dc.subject START-UP CAPITAL
dc.subject TECHNICAL SKILLS
dc.subject UNITED NATIONS
dc.subject VIOLENCE
dc.subject VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subject VULNERABILITY
dc.subject WAR
dc.subject WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS
dc.subject WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subject WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subject WOMEN FARMERS
dc.subject WOMEN IN BUSINESS
dc.subject WOMEN-BUSINESS OWNERS
dc.subject WORKFORCE
dc.subject YOUNG WOMEN
dc.title Striving for Business Success : Voices of Liberian Women Entrepreneurs en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Gender
okr.date.disclosure 2014-10-30
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Working Paper
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/20339242/striving-business-success-voices-liberian-women-entrepreneurs
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpractice Education
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000469252_20141030154008
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 20339242
okr.identifier.report 91511
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/10/30/000469252_20141030154008/Rendered/PDF/915110WP0Box370ian0Women04010140web.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Africa
okr.region.country Liberia
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Access to Finance
okr.topic Gender :: Gender and Development
okr.topic Gender :: Gender and Law
okr.topic Education :: Primary Education
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.unit World Bank Institute
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