Strategies Adopted by Women Entrepreneurs to Ensure Small Business Success in the Nkonkobe Municipality, Eastern Cape

Ewere, Agholor Deborah

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“…Women have broken out of traditional gender roles to get into business and be independent. Various research studies show that women start their own businesses because they want independence, control and that they are assured that their businesses will deliver income and personal satisfaction (Ewere, Adu, & Ibrahim3, 2015). Almost all of the respondents were not looking for employment (72%) as more than half (67%) were fully employed.…”

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Community Capacity Building: The Role of Design in Entrepreneurship

Karmokar

2019

J Ethn Cult Stud

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Academic entrepreneurship refers to efforts undertaken by universities to promote commercialization, start-ups, technology transfer and university spin offs. A growing trend among tertiary students is to consider not only traditional ventures and new product initiatives but also expand to include social ventures that serve social needs. This paper builds upon the emerging interest and explores ways to connect academic entrepreneurship to external communities through design methods. We use design as a core component of all activities and observe how these activities foster ethnic entrepreneurship. The knowledge and application of design methods is transferred from product development to entrepreneurial capacity-building in the ethnic community. Ethnic entrepreneurship is a challenging process of identifying opportunities in a new market, and undertaking innovative projects. Small communities and minority groups often feel left out either because they come from a different background and culture, or because they are unfamiliar with approaches, and lack the necessary networks that are required to become entrepreneurs. This paper presents a pilot study in which we have addressed key entrepreneurial needs of a selected community, through a series of capacity-building workshops based on design methods.

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Community Capacity Building: The Role of Design in Entrepreneurship

Karmokar

2019

J Ethn Cult Stud

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“…This is also confirmed in a study by Wendy (2007) that showed that the workfamily interface demands associated with running a business and managing home Women entrepreneurs in Botswana responsibilities tend to seriously restrict the growth and potential of many women-owned business ventures. At the same time, lack of access to information communication technology that includes gadgets such as computers, internet, video conferencing and others to ensure smooth business communication with stakeholders and quicken business transaction, as well as enabling ease access, storage and retrieval of critical business data continues to be a challenge for women entrepreneurs (Ewere et al, 2015;Dutta and Bibao-Osorio, 2012). Lack of both access to as well as knowledge of how to use these gadgets leaves women entrepreneurs with the challenges of keeping pace with the fast-changing business information thus affecting the viability of their ventures (Motilewa et al, 2015).…”

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Challenges and opportunities for women entrepreneurs in Botswana: revisiting the role of entrepreneurship education

Rudhumbu

Plessis

Maphosa

2020

JIEB

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate challenges faced by and opportunities open to women entrepreneurs in Botswana and how entrepreneurship education can boost their knowledge and skills of doing business profitably and contribute to women empowerment. Design/methodology/approach In total, 400 women entrepreneurs of different ages, educational levels and from trades and different geographical locations were selected using a stratified random sampling procedure to participate in the study from ten towns and cities in the country. A structured questionnaire that used a five-point Likert scale was used for data collection. One-way ANOVA, regression analysis and descriptive statistics were used as tools for data analysis. Findings Findings showed that women entrepreneurs faced a complex web of challenges among which were access to finance, lack of training leading to lack of technical skills, lack of knowledge of sources of financing and technical support, high competition in the market, marginalisation of women and lack of knowledge of marketing strategies. The key findings were that while women entrepreneurs faced a number of challenges, the legal and regulatory environment in Botswana was highly conducive and supportive of women entrepreneurship and also that customised entrepreneurship education and training offered opportunities for women entrepreneurs to enhance their knowledge and technical skills. Research limitations/implications The study only used a quantitative approach to collect data. It could have perhaps been more enriching if a mixed-methods approach were used to help probe the participants more. The study also only used women entrepreneurs in cities and towns. Perhaps, it could have also got some women entrepreneurs from rural areas to hear what they say. These limitations will be addressed in future studies. Practical implications Practical implications of the study are that women entrepreneurs need more training in business entrepreneurship for them to gain more knowledge and skills; finance houses become more accommodating to women entrepreneurship they could help in the empowerment of these people as they show potential in their businesses; and if more pro-women entrepreneurship policies are developed, they could enhance the activities of women entrepreneurs. Social implications Women can perform as much as men in business if given the necessary support. Originality/value This study contributes to the body of knowledge on women entrepreneurship as it helped expose challenges women entrepreneurs face as well as opportunities for them to take advantage of and improve their business operations.

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“…According to Ewere, Adu, and Ibrahim (2015), a study carried out in Nkonkobe Municipality, Eastern Cape South Africa, revealed that the strategies adopted by women entrepreneurs have a positive effect on the success of small businesses. The complexity of women's lives and domestic responsibilities makes them not very productive in formal employment because of the strict duration, which often conflicts with their many roles.…”

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The Challenges in the Provision of Informal Hospitality Services to Socio-Economic Well-Being of Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya

Onyando

Wadongo

Omondi

2022

JHTM

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Women experience various challenges as they undertake entrepreneurship in both developed and developing worlds. Similar experiences have been reported in Kenya in this study where the objective was to understand the challenges in the provision of informal hospitality services to socio-economic well-being of women entrepreneurs in Kenya. The study used a qualitative approach with women from Muranga, Kakamega, Nakuru, and Kisumu Counties who work in informal hospitality and are registered with the Social Services Offices. Purposive sampling method was used to pick the 8 women entrepreneurs from the target population for key informant interviews, and 1 Focus Group Discussion was carried out with 8 participants. The study revealed that women in informal hospitality services in the 4 Counties faced many challenges in the provision of these services: records keeping, customers’ management, government registrations, drawing action plans, completion, getting loans and business locations. Women entrepreneurs have developed coping mechanisms to deal with these challenges with the help of the government. Keywords: Socio-Economic Well-Being, Women Enterpreneurs, Informal Hospitality Services, Challenges

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Strategies Adopted by Women Entrepreneurs to Ensure Small Business Success in the Nkonkobe Municipality, Eastern Cape

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Community Capacity Building: The Role of Design in Entrepreneurship

Community Capacity Building: The Role of Design in Entrepreneurship

Challenges and opportunities for women entrepreneurs in Botswana: revisiting the role of entrepreneurship education

The Challenges in the Provision of Informal Hospitality Services to Socio-Economic Well-Being of Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya

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