Access to finance and women entrepreneurship development in the Kigezi subregion, Uganda

Women entrepreneurs are challenged by access to finance in their quest to start any entrepreneurial activity. Global business failures have not spared women entrepreneurs; hence, this study is very significant, as it may direct the path to new business venture creation by women entrepreneurs. Th...

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Main Authors: Eton, Marus, Dianah, Nkamusiima
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Published: Routledge Taylor & Francis group 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/688
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description Women entrepreneurs are challenged by access to finance in their quest to start any entrepreneurial activity. Global business failures have not spared women entrepreneurs; hence, this study is very significant, as it may direct the path to new business venture creation by women entrepreneurs. The provision of financial support to a business enterprise does not guarantee its success or growth. The study explored the role access to finance plays in entrepreneurship development, the strategies that stimulate women’s entrepreneurship, and the relationship between access to finance and entrepreneurship development. We used beta coefficients to quantify the effects of access to finance on entrepreneurship development. The findings revealed that women entrepreneurs find it difficult to access cheap and adequate financial services. The study recommends increased funding, development of good policies, and entrepreneurship training and education for women-owned businesses in order to strengthen women’s entrepreneurship development.
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spelling oai:idr.kab.ac.ug:20.500.12493-6882024-01-17T04:43:48Z Access to finance and women entrepreneurship development in the Kigezi subregion, Uganda Eton, Marus Dianah, Nkamusiima Access to finance; entrepreneurship development; entrepreneurial activities Women entrepreneurs are challenged by access to finance in their quest to start any entrepreneurial activity. Global business failures have not spared women entrepreneurs; hence, this study is very significant, as it may direct the path to new business venture creation by women entrepreneurs. The provision of financial support to a business enterprise does not guarantee its success or growth. The study explored the role access to finance plays in entrepreneurship development, the strategies that stimulate women’s entrepreneurship, and the relationship between access to finance and entrepreneurship development. We used beta coefficients to quantify the effects of access to finance on entrepreneurship development. The findings revealed that women entrepreneurs find it difficult to access cheap and adequate financial services. The study recommends increased funding, development of good policies, and entrepreneurship training and education for women-owned businesses in order to strengthen women’s entrepreneurship development. Kabale University 2022-10-01T09:07:53Z 2022-10-01T09:07:53Z 2022 Article Marus Eton & Dianah Nkamusiima (2022): Access to finance and women entrepreneurship development in the Kigezi subregion, Uganda, Journal of the International Council for Small Business, DOI: 10.1080/26437015.2022.2104184 https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ucsb20 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/688 en_US application/pdf Routledge Taylor & Francis group
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Access to finance and women entrepreneurship development in the Kigezi subregion, Uganda
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title_fullStr Access to finance and women entrepreneurship development in the Kigezi subregion, Uganda
title_full_unstemmed Access to finance and women entrepreneurship development in the Kigezi subregion, Uganda
title_short Access to finance and women entrepreneurship development in the Kigezi subregion, Uganda
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topic Access to finance; entrepreneurship development; entrepreneurial activities
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