Part 1: Female entrepreneurship : what makes this area unique? -- Female entrepreneurship : constraints and opportunities - a general overview -- Motivations for becoming entrepreneurs : a woman's perspective -- Female venture creation process in emerging markets : BRIC and MENA -- Part 2: The venture creation process -- The pre-venture stages -- Personal core competencies in starting a new venture -- Part 3: Women's ride across the river : from creativity, innovation and vision to implementation -- Celebrating creativity in the female enterpreneurial realm -- Innovation in the context of female entrepreneurship -- The vision : the foundation of entrepreneurship -- Part 4: The first steps in venture creation -- "In the midst of difficulty lies opportunity?" : a woman's view -- Financing the new venture : the untapped perspective in female entrepreneurship -- Entrepreneurial paths of women entrepreneurs -- Part 5: The future of female entrepreneurship -- Leadership in female entrepreneurship -- Breaking through the barriers

1. Businesswomen -- Case studies
2. Self-employed women -- Case studies
3. Women-owned business enterprises -- Case studies
4. Entrepreneurship