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CATAWIT - Women in Tech: Entrepreneurship Best Practices
Joanne Stanley, Co-founder and Executive Director of CATA Women in Technology Forum (CATAWIT) interviews Barbara Orser, Deloitte Chair in the Management of Growth Enterprises, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, on showcasing women leadership in the high tech sector.
Feminine Capital: Unlocking the Power of Women Entrepreneurs
Feminine Capital: Unlocking the Power of Women Entrepreneurs by Barbara Orser, Catherine Elliott Buy Now: http://www.amazon.ca/Feminine-Capital... Learn More: http://www.femininecapital.com/ Today, there are over 200,000,000 women business owners around the world. Many of these entrepreneurs are not doing business as usual, nor are they simply leaning in. Rather, they are tapping into feminine capital—the unique skills and sensibilities that they have cultivated as women—to create enviable successes. Drawing on four decades of award-winning research, Feminine Capital reveals how women are harnessing different approaches to doing business. Barbara Orser and Catherine Elliott detail the pillars of feminine capital and offer new insight into the ways that gender can influence entrepreneurial decision-making. They find that leveraging feminine capital can help women to create distinctive brands, build new markets, and drive profits—all while leveling the playing field in business. In doing so, women are changing our social and economic landscape, one venture at a time. Dispelling myths and misconceptions that can undermine women-owned ventures, this book takes a fresh look at how female entrepreneurs can leverage their skills, knowledge, and values. Case studies of women entrepreneurs bring key concepts and lessons to life, while learning aids, diagnostic tools, and checklists help readers to construct innovative business models, refine start-up plans, and hone growth strategies.
Women entrepreneurs who apply for business loans are more likely than men to be approved, Scotiabank survey finds Français
Do women-focused capital funds actually help women, or are they just ‘pinkwashing?’
Tech sector eyes procurement as way to stimulate business
Telfer School of Management Releases Gender-Smart Entrepreneurship Education & Training Plus Report
Too few female CEOs? Universities must step in
The Globe and Mail, October 10, 2013Online
In the introductory lecture of my entrepreneurship class, I present students with two scenarios. In the first, each student is described as having a brilliant idea for a new business. Optimism and experience leads them to believe that it is a ‘sure fire’ winner. A question is posed: “Who is willing to pursue business start-up?” Hands are raised...
Presentation to cap busy week for Dr. Barbara Orser
Mount Saint Vincent University news, January 28, 2013Online
URL: http://www.msvu.ca/en/home/aboutus/news/nancyschairlecture.aspx
Being female is an asset in the business world, an asset called “feminine capital”. That’s according to Dr. Barbara Orser, this year’s visiting lecturer in the Nancy’s Chair lecture series. “Feminine capital is an aggregation of ways of knowing, expectations and behavior. It is individual and collective,” says Dr. Orser. “In conversations with thousands of managers and entrepreneurs, we are learning that women embrace a continuum of perspectives about how being female impacts the way they do business.” Dr. Orser’s research celebrates being female by capturing that which is great, as well as challenging, about being female in the business world. She says that feminine capital is already transforming the way we do business.
Fintech lenders help small businesses out of tight spots
The Globe and Mail, May 14, 2016Online
Barbara Orser, a professor at the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management, says that while invoice financing may beat credit cards, it’s not a good idea over the long term. “It’s a strategy that’s deployed to tide over,” Ms. Orser says. “There’s an absolute disadvantage to using that as an ongoing method of capitalizing cash flow.”...
Women entrepreneurs and financial capital
Published by Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
2006 This work examines gender differences among Canadian small and medium enterprise (SME) owners seeking external financing, including commercial debt, leasing, supplier financing, and equity capital after controlling for size and industry sector. The work also ...
URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2006.00140.x/full
The influence of gender and occupational-role on entrepreneurs' and corporate managers' success criteria
Published by Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
2009 This study explores the construct of success by drawing on a sample of 326 entrepreneurs and 545 corporate managers. Respondents considered success criteria associated with employment and business ownership to be, on average, more important ...
URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08276331.2009.10593459
Gender and export propensity
Published by Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
2010 This article draws on theories about the internationalization process of small-and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) and feminist arguments to explain gender differences in export propensity. Findings are based on a large-scale survey of Canadian SMEs. After ...
URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2009.00347.x/full
Gender influences on career success outcomes
Published by Gender in Management: An International Journal
2010 Models of career success outcomes have specified that gender is one covariate, among many. Theoretical reasons why gender is better specified as a moderating variable are advanced. The purpose of this paper is to examine empirically how gender moderates ...
URL: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/17542411011056877
A comparative study of international and domestic new ventures
Published by Management International Review
2011 This paper draws on theories of the SME internationalization process to compare profiles of international new ventures (INVs) and domestic new ventures (DNVs). The work documents the incidence of INVs through a large survey of small-and medium-sized ...
URL: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11575-010-0065-9
Biography
Professor Orser is a Full Professor and the Deloitte Professor in the Management of Growth Enterprises. In 2010, Orser was recognized by the Women's Executive Network in 100 Most Power Women in Canada (Champion Category) and The International Alliance of Women World of Difference 100 Awards. In 2011, she received the University of Ottawa Telfer School of Management Award for Service, Teaching and Research. Orser is an active advisor to the federal government and the former Chair of the Taskforce for Women's Enterprise Growth (2009-2011), a Canadian non-partisan consortium of prominent women business owners, SME service agencies, academics, and industry associations. Prior to joining Telfer School of Management in 2005, Orser was an Associate Professor at Carleton and Ryerson University and Program Manager of the Conference Board of Canada Centre of Excellence for Women's Advancement.
Recognition/Reconnaissance
Literati Network Award of Excellence | Professional
2013 Literati Network Award of Excellence (2013) Emerald Press
100 Most Powerful Women in Canada | Professional
2010 Recognized by the Women's Executive Network as a 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada (Champion Category)