| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study is to explore factors that undermine the performance women small and
medium enterprises in Mombasa central business district which is in Mombasa County. Financial
institutions like IFC bank, Equity bank, and KWFT among other financial Institutions have come
out with schemes to grow women in their business enterprises. This has relatively created
business climate for business women leading to ownership of a multimillion enterprises.
However, amidst of all these financiers and good climate to conduct business, the small and
medium enterprises projects are seen collapsing or deserted completely and yet people still need
the services provided by these projects. The stalled projects include halfway built real estates,
poorly managed schools, poorly equipped shops, broken water pipes, to mention just a few.
Factors undermining performance of women small and medium enterprises have been blamed for
stagnation of most of the entrepreneurial projects. In this study, ‘factors’ undermining women
small and medium will have both negative and positive impact. Negative in such a way that if
not well addressed, the project will be a forgone case. Alternatively, the factors can as well act as
an opportunity for these entrepreneurs. If well tackled, sustainability of small and medium
enterprises’ projects would lead to economical and social development. The study proposes to
determine the factors that undermine performance of women small and medium enterprises in
Mombasa central business district. In particular, the study will explore how leadership,
availability of resources, cultural practices and training will influence the success of these small
and medium enterprises. Three data collection methods will be employed in the study, namely
the questionnaires, interviews and observation methods. The target population consists of
members chosen through simple random sampling technique from various women small and
medium enterprises’ projects in the Mombasa central business district, Kenya, who have the
experience on manning business enterprises. Random sampling technique will be employed to
capture the in-depth information required for the study. Questionnaires, Interview guides and
Focused Group Discussions are to be administered to get information from target population | en_US |
