A family portrait of Canada's most successful female entrepreneurs

In an attempt to study the factors contributing to the decision to become an entrepreneur, an intensive interview survey of 36 successful women entrepreneurs was conducted. The importance of paternal occupation and psychodynamic interactions with both the mother and father was highlighted. The study revealed mirror images of the patterns found to be correlated with male entrepreneurship.Dr. Belcourt is an Associate Professor, Atkinson College, York University. Formerly, she held positions at Concordia University and Universite du Quebec a Montreal. Prior to her university career, she was Manager, Personnel, CP Rail, and held various management positions with the Federal Government.