Prague's serious and hard-working businesswomen. The credit agenda as a source for research on women's entrepreneurship
Abstract
The chapter introduces the basic foreign research trends in the researched area, for example, the definition of the term "female entrepreneur," the issue of the so-called hidden giants in family businesses or the relationship of female entrepreneurs to money. It also highlights possible pitfalls of research, which are mainly related to the lack of a sufficient source base.
According to the author, a solution is to analyse the credit files of women entrepreneurs, whose information potential is still not appreciated by the research community. Based on a sample of more than 200 extant loan files of Prague female clients of the Živnostenská banka, the author answers the question of who were the businesswomen who entered into a client relationship with the Živnostenská banka.
It also notes the business strategies of both parties against the backdrop of the turbulent changes in the 1940s (especially the period 1945-1948).