Reaching Women’s Economic Independence
Through Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment

Women make up 52% of the total European population but only 34.4% of the EU self-employed and 30% of start-up entrepreneurs. Also, a visible presence of female business angels and investors doesn't mean higher investments in female-founded companies. All-male founding teams receive almost 92% of all capital investment in Europe. 

Despite the increasing number of public policies and institutional resources designed to promote women-led business, the entrepreneurship gender gap still persists. 

In our pursuit of raising awareness about participation and acknowledging the gender disbalance in entrepreneurship, to contribute to the upcoming proposal for a gender-aware framework for entrepreneurship for policymakers, we launch this survey to gain a better understanding on:

What are the constraints that women face when deciding to become entrepreneurs?
What factors attract women’s interest and motivate them to start their own business?
Which policies may benefit women’s entrepreneurship?

Thank you for your contribution!
Sincerely,
Board of the SME Europe of the EPP
1.You are a ..
2.Where are you from?
3.What's the highest degree or level of school you have completed?
4.You obtained professional training / university degree in...?
5.Are you an entrepreneur/ self-employed?
6.If not, are you thinking of starting up as self-employed or creating your own business?
7.What type of entrepreneur are you?
8.What's the size of your company?
9.You started (or would start) your own business because..? (You may chose several options)
10.What do you think would motivate more women and men to start a business? (Chose two options that you consider most relevant)
11.If you had an investor, what would be most important to you?
12.Do you think men and women are motivated by the same goals, when it comes to owning a business?
13.Do you believe that female and male entrepreneurs are perceived differently in society?
14.Being part of a start-up community (startupper/investor/ mentor), have you ever experienced discrimination or were you ever treated differently based on your gender?
15.If you experienced discrimination, in what context did it happen?
16.As an established/wanna be entrepreneur, please, rank this and the following statements based on how relevant they are to you: Possibility of having flexible working hours and choosing your own schedule
17.Rank this statement: Creating your own project and watching it grow
18.Rank this statement: Being financially independent from others
19.Rank this statement: Making a positive difference in society
20.Rank this statement: Social status
21.Rank this statement: Earning a lot of money
Thank you for completing our survey!

We are open to further suggestions or amendments to improve the quality of this survey. Please do not hesitate to contact us at office@smeeurope.eu
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