Four Nurse Entrepreneurs: What Motivated Them To Start Their Own Businesses

Roggenkamp, Susan D.; White, Kerr L.

doi:10.1097/00004010-199802330-00008

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“…In a study of nurses who started their own businesses, Roggenkamp and White (1998) found that the desire for greater flexibility was a strong motivator to leave a traditional nursing setting and undertake an entrepreneurial venture. The researchers found that the factors in women's decisions to start their own businesses included aligning with their values, regaining excitement, leadership, self-advancement, and fulfilling lifelong goals.…”

Section: Women In Businessmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Motivation Among Women: A Comparative Study of Businesswomen in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain

Sadi

Al‐Ghazali²

2012

The GCC Economies

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Section: Women In Businessmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Motivation Among Women: A Comparative Study of Businesswomen in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain

Sadi

Al‐Ghazali²

2012

The GCC Economies

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“…There have been several studies which have investigated the motivations of women entrepreneurs across different cultures and countries. For example research conducted by Roggenkamp and White (1998) that focused on nurses who started their own businesses and found that the need for flexibility was a significant motivator to leave a traditional nursing setting and undertake an entrepreneurial venture on their own. They further stated that the reasons for women's decisions to start their own businesses include aligning with their values, generating excitement, developing their leadership skills, providing avenues for self-advancement, and fulfilling lifelong goals of independence.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Dynamics of Women Entrepreneurs in Trinidad and Tobago- Motivations, Challenges and Recommendations to Support their Entrepreneurial Development

Ramkissoon-Babwah¹

2015

IJGWS

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On the global stage the contribution of women entrepreneurs in the business economic landscape is increasing. Women entrepreneurs have also been positioned as the new engines for growth and the rising stars of the economies in developing countries to bring prosperity and welfare to all sectors of society. However, despite the increasing number of women entrepreneurs there is limited knowledge into the motivational factors of women entrepreneurs in the developing country context which leads to a strategic gap in the formulation of policies and programmes to cultivate a female entrepreneurial class. This paper addresses this gap by investigating the motivation of female entrepreneurs in Trinidad and Tobago and providing recommendations to support their development. As a result of the research process it was determined that the three main reasons that women stated for becoming entrepreneurs were to fulfil their personal goals, to be their own boss with a high level of independence and to contribute to society. The recommendations included the centralization of entrepreneurial support services information, cultural socialization towards women in entrepreneurship, development of women entrepreneurial networks and integration of gender dimension in policy and legislation frameworks.

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“…In fact the first study this author found was published in 1998. 8 The majority of the studies are qualitative and exploratory in nature. The samples are small (n = 4-59) and representative of the mostly female demographics.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nurse entrepreneurship is seen as a primarily American phenomenon. 6 The limited research in nurse entrepreneurship includes US 5,8 and international studies both from the UK 6 and Australia. 4,7 Although entrepreneurship in the business sector receives significant consideration, it is surprising how little attention is given to entrepreneurship in healthcare in general 9 or nursing in particular.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In 3 of 4 nurses studied, family support and desire to have more time with family were important factors instigating nurse entrepreneurship. 8 The business factors address 2 categories: enablers and disablers. Enablers, factors that facilitate nurse entrepreneurship, include help from outside experts (primarily lawyers, accountants, and business start-up counselors) and mentors.…”

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