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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As TVETs are training centers, they are expected to equip trainees with the necessary<br />
skills, knowledge and attitudes through formal, informal or non formal basis.<br />
Entrepreneurship training enables individuals create to own businesses rather than<br />
seeking employment in any organization. To strengthen such a culture, TVETs are<br />
providing entrepreneurship training to the youth. Even though this is the case, women<br />
entrepreneurs in MSEs do not agree with the provision of entrepreneurial training to them<br />
with a mean of 1.87 and standard deviation of 1.08.Similarly, respondents agree that<br />
marketing, planning and financial report training are not given to them by TVET<br />
institutions/colleges. The mean (1.96) and (1.93) and standard deviations (1.16) and<br />
(1.15) for marketing and plan/report respectively are good indicators of this.<br />
A support to MSEs in relation to customer service is also weak. The mean (1.76) and<br />
standard deviations (0.92) in table 17 clearly shows that respondents do not agree with<br />
customer service trainings supports from TVETs.<br />
However, the supports in the areas of machine maintenance and technical skill trainings<br />
seem better as the table above portrays very well. Regarding machine maintenance<br />
trainings, the mean (3.22) and standard deviation (1.62) depicts that the respondents’<br />
agreement scale is more than undecided, indeed less than agree. About technical skill<br />
trainings respondents agree that training is given. The mean (3.74) and the standard<br />
deviation (1.45) confirm this idea.<br />
TVETs as producers of different technicians are expected to support MSEs by providing<br />
them different machines created/copied within the college /institution and help in<br />
maintaining machines that encounter problems.<br />
It is clear in the table above that machine maintenance services are given to MSEs<br />
through TVET colleges / institutes. The mean (3.85) and standard deviation (1.37) shows<br />
the agreements among respondents in acquiring this service. However, respondents’<br />
agreement is weak in relation to the idea that machines created/copied with in TVETs are<br />
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