New Delhi among world's 'Top 25 Global Cities for Women Entrepreneurs'

Dell's Women Entrepreneur Cities Index, reveals the top 25 global cities fostering high potential women entrepreneurs (HPWE)

Curated By: Forbes India

Published: Jun 23, 2016

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New York City ranks No. 1 overall among the 25 cities for its ability to attract and support HPWE with a top-ranked Operating Environment and an Enabling Environment ranked No.5. While New York City ranks No. 1 for Markets and Capital, it is No. 2 in Culture and No. 4 in Talent. It tops the list for its performance in Policy Enabling Market Access and is No. 2 for the Frequency & Value of Funding to businesses with women entrepreneurs.

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The Bay Area (consisting of the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas) ranks No. 2 overall, ranking No. 2 for Operating Environment and No. 6 for Enabling Environment. It ranks No. 1 for Talent and No. 2 for Capital & Markets, with a No. 1 rank for Access to Markets and the Frequency & Value of Funding to businesses founded and led by women

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London ranks No. 3 overall, performing second for Access to Markets, third for the Operating Environment and Capital

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Stockholm, the capital of Sweden is ranked at No. 4. The city ranks No.1 on the 'Tech' criteria

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Singapore is the fifth best city for high-potential women entrepreneurs

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Toronto, the provincial capital of Ontario, Canada, is ranked No. 6. The city is ranked No. 1 on the 'Culture' parameter

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Washington, DC is ranked No. 7.

Dell partnered with IHS to launch the global research that that measures a city’s ability to attract and support high-potential women entrepreneurs

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Sydney, Australia is ranked No. 8.

The Index provides a diagnostic tool to advise leaders and policy-makers on how to improve conditions to enable businesses founded by women to thrive

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Paris, France's capital, is ranked No. 9.

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Seattle, USA is ranked No. 10 as per the Dell Women Entrepreneur Cities Index

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The 25 cities in the ranking were chosen from the list of 50 global cities in the Dell Future-Ready Economies (FRE) Model in order to make comparisons between the two indices, with geographic diversity utilized as key criteria in city selection