Factors Affecting the Performance of Women Entrepreneurs in MSEs

...Even though entrepreneurship is not free of risks, existing and potential entrepreneurs should not see it as a last resort. This is because starting own business creates sense of independence, flexibility and freedom; make own boss, give time and financial freedoms. Besides this, in the time of globalization, it would be unthinkable to get jobs easily because of the serious competition throughout the world. Moreover, to tackle the different economic, social/cultural and legal/ administrative bottlenecks they face, women entrepreneurs should make lobbies together to the concerned government officials by forming entrepreneurs associations. Besides this, women entrepreneurs in MSEs should search for other alternative supporting agents rather than relaying only on TVET institutions, micro finances and MSEs offices in improving their performance and solving problems...

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Graduated from Bahir Dar University with MA degree in Technical and vocational education management in 2010 and from Addis Ababa University with BA degree in management and public administration (business stream)in 2004.Senior Instructor, 8 years experience working as trainer, program coordinator, plan and program officer,research case team leader