Factors Motivating Young South African Women to Become Entrepreneurs

Fatoki, Olawale

doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n16p184

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“…Studies of this phenomenon indicate that women are motivated by some specific factors to enter into business on their own. A literature review of female entrepreneurs suggests that the majority of women are motivated by push factors to start their business and, as such, have low motivation to grow their business (Brush et al , 2006; GEM, 2010; Fatoki, 2014; Rey-Marti et al , 2015). This is attributed to the fact that female entrepreneurs put more emphasis on balancing their families and business, and so they expect less from their business than their male counterparts.…”

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confidence: 99%

Start-up motives and challenges facing female entrepreneurs in Tanzania

Isaga

2019

IJGE

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Purpose Research on women-owned business is more extensive in developed countries than in developing countries and such one cannot compare the results. This paper aims to examine the motives of women in Tanzania (a less developed country) to start their own businesses and the challenges they faced in running their businesses. Design/methodology/approach Based on 400 response to a semi-structured questionnaire and in-depth interview with 20 female entrepreneurs. Subsequently, descriptive and factors analysis were performed to analyze the data Findings Based on survey responses, the primary reason for starting a business was to create employment for the woman herself. Other motives include supplementing income and enabling women to be able to do the kind of work they wanted to do. According to the factor analysis, female entrepreneurs are driven more by push factors than pull factors. The most serious problems faced by female entrepreneurs are lack of access to finance, gender-related problems and social and cultural commitments. Research limitations/implications The sample was selected from urban areas of only three regions, out of 26 regions in Tanzania. Researchers may extend the study to other regions; also, the non-probability sampling method used in this study essentially means that there is a limitation to the extent to which the research findings can be generalized to the rest of the population of female entrepreneurs in Tanzania. Practical implications Policy makers, financial institutions and all organization that have a stake on development on female entrepreneurs in Tanzania should design policies and programs that encourage and promote the creation and growth of businesses. Collective efforts from the government, public and private institutions and NGOs are needed to eliminate the challenges, especially gender-related problems. Practical implications By studying female owner-managers’ motivations and constraints, the author suggests that to a greater extent, gender-related problems, social and cultural commitments and access to finance and networks are the constraints faced by female entrepreneurs. Originality/value The research on female entrepreneurs in the context of Tanzania is scarce, this study responds to a need of better understanding women motivations and constraints. By studying these factors, this study shows that startup motives and constraints faced by female entrepreneurs are unique to different contexts.

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Start-up motives and challenges facing female entrepreneurs in Tanzania

Isaga

2019

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“…In both cases, factor analyses identified four categories of motivational factors among samples of entrepreneurs: extrinsic motives, intrinsic motives, family reasons, and the need for autonomy/independence. Further research (Benzing, Chu and Kara, 2009;Robichaud, Cachon and Haq, 2010;Larsson and Erlandsson, 2010;Zimmerman and Chu, 2013;Fatoki, 2014;Hassan, Ramli and Desa, 2014) found the same groupings as Kuratko et al (1997) and Robichaud et al (2001).…”

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Entrepreneurial Motives in Two Emerging Economies: A Comparison between Urban Mexico and Morocco

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Cachon²,

Taghzouti³

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Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences

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This research tried to identify similarities and differences in motives between male urban entrepreneurs from Mexico and Morocco. The Mexican sample of 192 respondents was drawn from Chambers of Commerce listings in Guadalajara and Monterrey. The Moroccan sample of 222 respondents came from the Fès-Meknès region. In both countries a majority of entrepreneurs went into business by necessity and pursued monetary goals in order to secure their financial future for their families and for themselves. Larger cohorts of younger entrepreneurs were present in Mexico, where female spouses tended to be more often involved in their husband’s business and contributing more to family income, as compared to Morocco. In Mexico, a larger proportion of entrepreneurs were also expressing a very strong interest for intrinsic goals involving self-actualization, meeting challenges, while Moroccan respondents were more in search for autonomy and independence besides pursuing extrinsic or financial goals. Results generally confirm results obtained elsewhere in Africa and Latin America.

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“…A 2010 SAMP survey of working-age Zimbabweans in two South African cities (Cape Town and Johannesburg) prior to the amnesty found that 52% held asylum-seeker permits, 19% held work permits and only 2% had acquired permanent residence. 79 Until recently, most migrants from Zimbabwe engaged in circular migration, spending only short periods in South Africa, returning home frequently and showing little inclination to remain in South Africa. The 2010 SAMP survey was limited to migrants who had gone to South Africa for the first time between 2005 and 2010 and painted a very different picture.…”

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confidence: 99%