Factors influencing performance of women entrepreneurs in kenya: a case of bungoma south
Abstract
For a country to achieve its development goals, women must be incorporated in the
entrepreneurship activities. A lot of literature supports the role of women in economy building.
This study sought to determine factors influencing the performance of women entrepreneurs in
Bungoma south. The study was guided by the following objectives: To investigate the influence
of levels of education on performance of women entrepreneurs; to determine the influence of
property ownership on performance of women entrepreneurs; to investigate the influence of
competition from well established enterprises on performance of women entrepreneurs and to
assess the influence of domestic commitments on the performance of women entrepreneurs. A
conceptual framework to show the relationship between the dependent variables and independent
variables including all indicators was used in the study. A pilot study was conducted in the
Kabula region which was not involved in the final study to avoid contaminating the final actual
sample. The target population for this research included all the 12300 women entrepreneurs in
Bungoma town, Bukembe, Kibabii and Mayanja, with a sample size of 370 determined from
Krejcie and Morgan table and randomly selected. A descriptive Research design was used to
allow researcher to gather information, summarize, present and interpret data for the purpose of
clarification. Stratified random sampling was used where each location formed strata.
Proportional allocation was used to compute the exact number of subjects in each location which
was a correct representation from the strata. The received data was classified, summarized,
coded, sorted and SPSS and excel softwares used in analysis. From this study, it was observed
that although there is the possibility of women entrepreneurs operating business enterprises in
the same capacity and magnitude as men, traditional roles and practices such as domestic
commitments, low levels of education, lack of property ownership and lack of opportunity driven
motive to start enterprises continues to influence the performance of women entrepreneurs
negatively in terms of monthly income sales, profit margin and types of business enterprise.
Publisher
University of Nairobi
Subject
Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya.Rights
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