Challenges and Motivations of Women Entrepreneurs in Somali Region of Ethiopia
Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: It was only after 1980’s that great influx in to women entrepreneurship was witnessed.However, challenges faced by women entrepreneurs involves among, others, financial,human capital, network, cultural/normative challenges and government regulations. Yetnowadays women are more and more starting businesses and acting entrepreneurial formany reasons. These could be either of push (necessity) factors and/or pull (opportunity)factors. The paper examines challenges and motivations of 180 women entrepreneurs inSomali Region of Ethiopia who were purposively selected for the study. Administeredface-to-face survey was conducted with 160 women entrepreneurs. The result of the papershows that women entrepreneurs need demand creation in the area of microfinance loanapplications. Women entrepreneurs start their businesses with their own personal savingsand loans from family and friends, which is constraint to continuation of their businesses.Cultural challenges were not found to be barrier to women entrepreneurs in this paper,but the network challenges and government regulations were found to be challenges towomen entrepreneurs. The paper also found that women entrepreneurs are motivated bythe desire to generate income and become independent.
Source: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Author: Abdirahman A. Muhumad
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2968069397