The research on the influencing factors of financing strategy of woman entrepreneurs in China

Based on the data from the nationwide surveys of SMEs in China's Private Economic Research in 2002, this paper examines gender differences among Chinese entrepreneurs seeking financing pattern, including external and internal financing, and studies on the factors those affect women entrepreneurs' financing strategies through theoretical analysis and model validation from the human capital and social capital perspective. We find that human capital and social capital have positive influence on seeking external financing. There is also some evidence that the impact in Administrative system may promote external financing in China.