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    Entrepreneurial Orientation of Rural Women Engaged in Micro and Small Enterprises in the Case of Walmara Woreda
    (Addis Ababa University, 2019-07) Fekede, Mosisa; Elias, Birhanu (PhD)
    This study was designed to assess the entrepreneurial orientation of rural women engaged in Micro and Small Enterprises sector. The study has examined the business operators’ motivational factors, opportunity and challenges during start up and growth, awareness of Women entrepreneur those engaged in micro and small enterprises the policy involved in Micro and Small Enterprises in Walmara Woreda. Data on motivation, opportunity and challenges faced women and their awareness on policy issues were collected from 53 business women by questionnaire and from 3 head of the MSES by interview those were randomly chosen from MSE firms. Data has been collected through questionnaires, interview and observation. After the data has been collected, it was analyzed using simple statistical techniques (frequency and percentages). Women in this study were motivated to start their own business by both pull and push factors, such as the need for independence, the desire to be self-employed, support their family and self-achievement. They are currently facing obstacles, such as lack of working space, lack of working capital and lack of credit facilities. Estimation results of the descriptive analysis indicated that having prior business experience together with good educational background led to acquaintance with entrepreneurial orientation that can be used to enhance radical innovation, pro-activeness and risk taking behavior in micro and small enterprises. It is hoped that the findings of this study discussed here can benefit the business women, other researchers and important parties in the field of entrepreneurship or other support programmes. The study concludes that risk taking, innovation and pro-activeness have relationship with women entrepreneurship orientation in the study area. Finally this study also concludes that EO is a multidimensional activities and that these dimensions vary independently. Based on the major findings, these recommendations were forwarded: there should be capacity building for women entrepreneur; there should be family support for them and building awareness of women entrepreneurs.