Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Abstract -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Zambian Country Context -- 3. Research Approach -- 4. Profile of the Women Entrepreneurs -- 5. Profile of the Women's Businesses -- 6. Process of starting a Business -- 7. Managing and Running the Business -- 8. Business Support Service Providers -- 9. Views on the Development of Entrepreneurship in Zambia -- 10. Conclusions and Proposed Interventions -- 11. Stakeholder Recommendations arising from Participatory Consultative Process at National Conference, 5 December 2002 -- Bibilography and Related References -- Annex 1: Survey Questionnaire -- Annex 2: Case Studies -- Annex 3A: Type of Certificates by issuing Authority and by Time taken -- Annex 3B: Type of Licences by issuing Authority and Time taken -- Annex 4: Types of Household Expenditure Items from Special Drawings (multiple responses received).