TY - BOOK
T1 - Women's Enterprise: Access to Finance and the Role of the Accountant
AU - Carter, S.L.
AU - Marlow, S.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This report is based on a triangulated research
approach, combining both quantitative and qualitative
research and thus offers a multifaceted exploration of
the key concepts and issues. To explore the views of
ACCA members on the issues of business advice and
gender, an electronic survey of owners of small
accountancy practices was undertaken, which elicited
564 responses. To explore the experiences of small-firm
owners regarding funding choices and the use of
accountants as business advisers, a telephone survey of
30 female and 30 male small-firm owners was
undertaken. The issues arising from these surveys were
explored in more depth through detailed, semistructured
interviews with five female and five male
small-firm owners and five female and five male
accountants, who were themselves owners of small
practices. Finally, to gain an external perspective, four
bank lending officials, two Business Link advisers and
four self-employment advisers from community support
projects were interviewed at length to gain their views
regarding how gender might affect business funding
decisions and advisory preferences.
AB - This report is based on a triangulated research
approach, combining both quantitative and qualitative
research and thus offers a multifaceted exploration of
the key concepts and issues. To explore the views of
ACCA members on the issues of business advice and
gender, an electronic survey of owners of small
accountancy practices was undertaken, which elicited
564 responses. To explore the experiences of small-firm
owners regarding funding choices and the use of
accountants as business advisers, a telephone survey of
30 female and 30 male small-firm owners was
undertaken. The issues arising from these surveys were
explored in more depth through detailed, semistructured
interviews with five female and five male
small-firm owners and five female and five male
accountants, who were themselves owners of small
practices. Finally, to gain an external perspective, four
bank lending officials, two Business Link advisers and
four self-employment advisers from community support
projects were interviewed at length to gain their views
regarding how gender might affect business funding
decisions and advisory preferences.
KW - Women's Enterprise
KW - Access to Finance
KW - the Accountant
UR - http://www.accaglobal.com/pubs/general/activities/research/research_archive/rr-090-001.pdf
M3 - Other report
BT - Women's Enterprise: Access to Finance and the Role of the Accountant
CY - London
ER -