Posted on Jul 23, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Here is a classification in which Scandinavia does not occupy all the steps of the podium. For the past four years, Dell has published an index of the cities most conducive to the development of high-potential businesses created by women. New York, San Francisco, London, Boston and Stockholm are at the top of the 2017 edition .
Several factors were taken into account: capital, technology, talent, culture and markets.
The ranking of the top 50 cities gives a large place to American cities, which occupy 14 places in addition to dominating it.
1. New York
2. San Francisco Bay
3. London
4. Boston
5. Stockholm
6. Los Angeles
7. Washington
8. Singapore
9. Toronto
10. Seattle
11. Sydney
12. Paris
13. Chicago
14. Minneapolis
15. Austin
16. Hong Kong
17. Melbourne
18. Atlanta
19. Amsterdam
20. Portland (Oregon)
21. Berlin
22. Taipei
23. Pittsburg
24. Tel Aviv
25. Copenhagen
26. Vancouver
27. Houston
28. Johannesburg
29. Barcelona
30. Seoul
31. Munich
32. Miami/Fort Lauderdale
33. Nairobi
34. Dublin
35. Warsaw
36. Belfast
37. Milan
38. Beijing
39. Tokyo
40. Bangalore
41. Kuala Lumpur
42. Sao Paulo
43. Dubai
44. Shanghai
45. Mexico
46. Lima
47. Guadalajara
48. Istanbul
49. Delhi
50. Jakarta
At only 12th place in the general classification, Paris can still boast of occupying the top of the podium in the “Access to qualified employees” category.
A diagnostic tool
“Innovation and job creation led by women entrepreneurs matter a lot to the health of the global economy. However, our study shows that some cities and countries are doing much more than others to encourage and support the many start-ups created by women, ”explains Karen Quintos, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Dell.
“The lessons of the WE Cities Index are useful in moving from the stage of raising the awareness of legislators and public authorities to taking action and creating the conditions for women entrepreneurs to have a greater economic impact in global scale, ”she added.
Because women entrepreneurs always face prejudices: an American study recently revealed that, for example, they raise less funds… because of the questions asked by investors.
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