FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN MICRO ...

• Of the major factors that affect the respondent women entrepreneurs in MSEs,
economic factors take the leading position (grand X =2.49 &grand s.d = 0.1)
followed by legal/administrative (grand X =2.59 &grand s.d = 0.06) and
socio/cultural factors (grand X =3.18 &grand s.d = 0.12) respectively.
• The supports that women entrepreneurs in MSEs acquire through TVET
according to their degree of support include: technology support ( X =3.88 &
s.d = 1.37), machine maintenance service ( X =3.85 & s.d = 1.37), technical
skill trainings, ( X =3.74 & s.d =1.45) facility supports and machine
maintenance trainings. But supports in the areas of marketing trainings
( X =1.96 & s.d = 1.16), plan and report preparation trainings( X =1.93 & s.d
= 1.15), entrepreneurship trainings( X =1.87 & s.d = 1.08), financial supports,
machine supports(gifts),raw material supports and customer service trainings
are relatively weaker.
• The cooperation among MSEs, TVETs, micro finances and municipalities is
5.2 Conclusion
very weak as the interview results show.
The characteristics of women entrepreneurs in MSEs of Dessie town shows that they
have no entrepreneurial family, they take entrepreneurship as a last resort and others.
From this, it is possible to infer that the entrepreneurship trainings is not given to women
entrepreneurs in the town; or even though it is given, it may focus on theoretical concepts
than deep-rooted practical trainings. Or even if it is delivered practically, attention might
not be given by women entrepreneurs. Even if this is the case, women entrepreneurs in
MSEs still contribute for the countries development. MSEs are becoming an important
area of emphasis for many developing countries in general and to Ethiopia in particular,
primarily for its immense potentials as a source of employment given that there are a
number of factors that affect their performance.
Even though socio-cultural factors are minimizing in towns like Dessie, economic and
administrative challenges are still tremendous. This can be associated with the effects of
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