Chapter 1 List of Illustrations Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Acknowledgements Chapter 4 Women as Employees and Entrepreneurs: Introduction; The Changing Face of Entrepreneurship; The Current State of Female Employment; Female Entrepreneurship; Minority Entrepreneurship; Observations and Important Issues; Current Study; Organization of Chapter 5 Research Field of Women Entrepreneurship: Introduction; The Multi-Dimensional Small Business Owner; Research on Small Business Owners; Research on Women Business Owners; Research on Minority Business Owners; Personal Services Industry; Economic Succ Chapter 6 Theories and Conceptual Foundations: Introduction; Niches; Protected Market Hypothesis; Disadvantage Theory; Cultural Theory; Other Perspectives and Hypotheses; Conclusion Chapter 7 Research Design and Methods: Introduction; Sample; Procedures; Measures; Interviews; Data Analysis Chapter 8 Results of Analyses: Economic Success Factors: Introduction; Niches; Protected Market Hypothesis; Disadvantage Theory; Cultural Theory; Descriptive Statistics and Other Perspectives; Other; Hypotheses Summary; Additional Results; Factors Leading to Chapter 9 Conclusions: Critical Issues and New Perspectives: Introduction; Niches; Protected Market Hypothesis; Disadvantage Theory; Cultural Theory; Individual Characteristics; Business Characteristics; Network Structure; Incubators; Economic Success of Wome Chapter 10 Appendixes: Appendix A: Initial Letter to Potential Participants; Appendix B: Cover Letter to Participants; Consent Form; Appendix C: Questionnaire; Appendix D: Interview Questions Chapter 11 Selected Bibliography Chapter 12 Subject Index Chapter 13 About the Author