Women Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview

Nziku, Dina; Ramadani, Veland; Dana, Léo‐Paul; Dabić, Marina

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“…Micro-women entrepreneurship has been cited as a major engine for economic development in many emerging economies, including sub-Sahara Africa (Dabić et al , 2022). Supporting this perspective is evidence that micro-sized enterprises of women account for significant portions of the gross domestic product of many developing nations (Nziku et al , 2022). Researchers have observed that although it is important to focus on the benefits of micro-women entrepreneurship, it is equally critical not to overlook entrepreneurial failure (EF) (Wapshott and Mallett, 2018), especially as literature on the consequences of EF in start-ups is fragmented (Khelil, 2016) as well as being least recognized (Dias and Teixeira, 2017).…”

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Different shades of learning after entrepreneurial failure among Ghanaian micro women entrepreneurs

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Dankwa

2023

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the learning effects of entrepreneurial failure (EF) among micro-women entrepreneurship in Accra. Design/methodology/approach Using a qualitative research method, purposive sampling was used to identify 64 micro-women entrepreneurs, and data was collected using interviews. Findings Linked to the experiential learning theory, the study found that consequences of EF provide an entrepreneurial learning platform that influences micro-women entrepreneurs to acquire new skills and knowledge for their entrepreneurial development, incurred costs that negatively affect operations, acquired no knowledge or take a decision to opt-out of entrepreneurship as a carrier. Research limitations/implications The study was based on a relatively small sample size of 64 participants which made it difficult to generalize the findings despite the benefits of the research methods adopted in the study. Originality/value The study contributed to the EF literature with micro-women entrepreneurs in an African context. It highlights the possible additional learning consequences of EF which are being scared of entrepreneurial venturing as a result of their failure. This negatively impacts the desire to engage in entrepreneurship as a future career. The identification of irrelevant learning consequences of EF, suggests that the existing experiential learning theory may need to be revised to further enhance its applicability in micro-women entrepreneurship in different cultural contexts, as not all experiences result in learning.

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Different shades of learning after entrepreneurial failure among Ghanaian micro women entrepreneurs

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Dankwa

2023

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Strengthening gender equality in small business and achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs): Comparative analysis of Kenya and Nigeria

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Olubiyi

Sojinu

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Purpose. Many small business owners and entrepreneurs in Africa still see sustainable development goals as a misery. The study investigates whether sustainable development goal number five (5) is being used to motivate gender equality among small and medium-sized enterprises in Africa, particularly in Kenya and Nigeria. The study focuses on female entrepreneurs and female-owned businesses. Design/methodology/approach. A qualitative approach involving semi-structured in-depth interviews was considered with a target population of 110 participants selected from businesses operating in Embakasi East constituency in the Embakasi ward in Nairobi County, Kenya, and in Ikeja Local Government in the Lagos Mainland of Lagos state Nigeria. The primary interview data was gathered from businesses in the manufacturing, services, information technology, transport, trading, and communications sectors. Findings. From the population of 110 participants, the response rate was 90.91%. Results demonstrated that a significant number of women working in SMEs are unaware of the sustainable development goal number five (5) in the two countries despite the United Nations (UN) supporting gender equality globally. The research concludes that there is still a considerable difference between men and women in small and medium-sized SMEs in Africa, and the awareness of sustainable development goals is limited. Research limitations/implications. The restriction of the dataset from a small sample size of women-owned businesses operating in Embakasi East constituency in the Embakasi ward in Nairobi County, Kenya, and in Ikeja Local Government in the Lagos State Nigeria. The research criteria used to choose study participants were unique to the current research; future researchers may consider changing the research criteria and sample size to broaden the study's focus. Practical implications. The study advances empirical research on sustainable development goal number five (5) by offering evidence of its impact on women-owned businesses. Further, the study throws light on the need to the fact that gender equality is necessary and why women should receive funding and mentoring to help them succeed as business owners. Originality/value. The study provides a comparative study with evidence from two countries, Kenya and Nigeria, on sustainable development goal number five (5) and throws light on the relevance of gender equality on business performance as funding and mentoring will assist women-owned businesses. For Africa to flourish and grow economically, gender equality is crucial.

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Women Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview

Cited by 2 publications

References 11 publications

Different shades of learning after entrepreneurial failure among Ghanaian micro women entrepreneurs

Different shades of learning after entrepreneurial failure among Ghanaian micro women entrepreneurs

Strengthening gender equality in small business and achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs): Comparative analysis of Kenya and Nigeria

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