Factors Affecting the Performance of Women Entrepreneurship:- The Case of Akaki Kality Sub City Women Owned Micro and Small Enterprises
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2019-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Entrepreneurship is increasingly recognized as an important driver of economic growth, productivity, innovation and employment, and it is widely accepted as a key aspect of economic dynamism. Transforming ideas into economic opportunities is the decisive issue of entrepreneurship. Micro and Small enterprises are driving force for economic growth, job creation and poverty reduction in developing countries. The research is conducted to attain the following specific objectives. Examine the relationship between family entrepreneurship and the performance of women owned micro and small enterprises, Examine the relationship between personal motivation and the performance of women owned micro and small enterprises’, Examine the relationship between social network and the performance of women owned micro and small enterprises’, Examine the relationship between access to infrastructure and the performance of women owned micro and small enterprises’. This study was conducted in Akaki kality sub city all districts with the purpose of analyzing factors affecting the performance of women entrepreneurship in women owned MSE. The research design is cross sectional type which employs descriptive and narration with quantitative approach. For achieving the objectives of this study, 217 questionnaires were distributed and 204 of them were successfully completed and analyzed using SPSS. The participants were selected using simple random sampling methods. The study findings identified that family entrepreneurship culture, membership in social network, personal motivation and access to infrastructure positively influence women performance in MSE.
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Entrepreneurship, Micro Enterprises, Small Enterprise