FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN MICRO ...
FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN MICRO ...
FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN MICRO ...
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Entrepreneurship education is designed in order to support graduates, existing and<br />
potential entrepreneurs to create and run their own business rather than expecting<br />
employment from government, private or NGOs. So as to develop entrepreneurial culture<br />
to all groups of the society, entrepreneurship is given in different countries including<br />
Ethiopia in formal, informal and non-formal way through TVET colleges/institutes.<br />
In addition to their delivery of entrepreneurship trainings in different modalities, TVETs<br />
have MSEs coordination office since 2009. The office facilitates the different short term<br />
trainings given to SMEs from registration up to certification. All these contribute a lot in<br />
strengthening women entrepreneurs’ performance by equipping them with the necessary<br />
business skills.<br />
Even though women entrepreneurs in MSEs account the greatest proportion of total<br />
entrepreneurs in the country as a whole and in Dessie in particular, there is an acute<br />
shortage of studies conducted with a specific objective of analyzing the problems of<br />
enterprises operated by women in terms of personal and organizational-related<br />
challenges, economic, social/cultural, and legal/administrative.<br />
This study is deemed to fill the gaps by identifying specific factors that are responsible<br />
for resilience in SMEs operated by women entrepreneurs, and shade light on women-<br />
specific differentials that affect their performance.<br />
Thus, in this study it is thought to assess the different factors that affect the performance<br />
of women entrepreneurs in MSEs in Dessie town. Furthermore, the supports given by<br />
TVET institutions to MSEs are assessed very well. In light of this, the study attempts to<br />
answer the following basic questions:<br />
1. What are the major characteristics of women entrepreneurs in MSEs and their<br />
enterprises?<br />
2. What are the key economic, social, legal and administrative factors that affect the<br />
performance of women entrepreneurs in MSEs?<br />
3. What supports are given to women entrepreneurs in MSEs by TVET institutes to<br />
solve problems they face?<br />
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