Erratum: Women entrepreneurs in the Gambia: challenges and opportunities

Although entrepreneurship is widely accepted as a driver of economic development and growth across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic and several lockdowns have created a unique situation in the entrepreneurship discourse. Accordingly, this chapter aims at providing empirical evidence on the challenges and opportunities emanating from COVID-19 within the context of informal cross-border women entrepreneurs. This study establishes five challenges, namely, business closures, caregiving responsibility, the decline in demand, shortage of goods, and liquidity crisis. Moreover, it also establishes digital marketing and business networks as opportunities. The recommendations to deal with these challenges are proffered and the suggestions for further study are captured.

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Conclusion: Learnings From Eight Country Studies on Women Entrepreneurs in Asia

Advances in Developing Human Resources ◽

10.1177/1523422320907051 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 227-235

Author(s):

Jessica Li ◽

Yonjoo Cho ◽

Sanghamitra Chaudhuri

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Human Resource Development ◽

Women Entrepreneurs ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Special Issue ◽

Best Interest ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

International Human ◽

Hrd Professionals ◽

Start Ups

The Problem Women entrepreneurs have played an important role in advancing the economic development of Asian countries. It is in the best interest of Asian countries and international human resource development (HRD) professionals to develop an in-depth understanding of women entrepreneurs in Asia so that they can develop policies, strategies, and resources to support their development. Eight country studies on women entrepreneurs in Asia in this special issue revealed their motivations, challenges, and opportunities in their business start-ups and development. The findings would greatly contribute to an understanding of who women entrepreneurs in Asia are and how they are doing in entrepreneurship. The Solution The development of women entrepreneurs in Asia requires many scholars and practitioners to study, understand, and theorize before meaningful solutions can be enacted, which will have a lasting impact. This special issue of research on women entrepreneurs in eight Asian countries offers a glimpse of the emerging area of women entrepreneurship. HRD initiatives and expertise are needed to create unchartered possibilities for women entrepreneurs in Asia to succeed and sustain the development of their businesses. The Stakeholders This special issue is for entrepreneurs and HRD scholars and practitioners who are interested in entrepreneurship development, particularly in the development of women entrepreneurs in Asia.

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Assessment of the Challenges and Opportunities of Women Entrepreneurs in Sodo Town, Wolaita Zone, SNNPR

Asian Journal of Economics Business and Accounting ◽

10.9734/ajeba/2019/v10i130097 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Yesuneh Gizaw ◽

Sintayehu Tsega ◽

Kibrehewan Hailegiorgis

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Women Entrepreneurs ◽

Quantitative Data ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Working Capital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Capital Shortage ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Back Ground ◽

Husband Support

This study was aimed to assess the challenges that hinder the performance of women engaged in service enterprises. It also aimed to find out the main opportunities that women entrepreneurs might access to attain their goal. Accordingly, it identified lack of working place, shortage of working capital, shortage of training, lack of credit facility, burden of double responsibility and absence of husband support, and poor education back ground were major challenges that constrained the performance of women entrepreneurs. The various institutions providing support to women together with the current constitution were considered as opportunities for women entrepreneurs in the study area. The study utilized descriptive cross sectional statistics to analyze quantitative data and content analysis to compute qualitative data. Various points to tackle the challenges and to utilize the different opportunities available to improve the performance of women entrepreneurs were recommended.

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India's Women Entrepreneurship Program Initiatives: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities

Prosperity: Journal of Society and Empowerment ◽

10.21580/prosperity.2021.1.1.8139 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 42-54

Author(s):

Mukta Goyal

Keyword(s):

Women Entrepreneurs ◽

Educational Status ◽

Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽

Primary Sources ◽

Female Leaders ◽

Indian Women ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Slow Progress ◽

Motivational Influences ◽

Medium Businesses

The transformation of Indian society's social content, in terms of increased educational status for women and various ambitions for a better life, necessitated a change in the life style of Indian women. In every walk of life, she has competed with man and successfully stood up to him, and company is no exception. These female leaders are confident and willing to take risks. With their efforts, diligence, and perseverance, they were able to survive and succeed in this cutthroat rivalry. The aim of this paper is to investigate the main factors that encourage women to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors, as well as their role in growing women's entrepreneurial intentions in Indian micro, small, and medium businesses and the reasons for women's slow progress in India, suggestions for women's development, and schemes for promoting and developing women's entrepreneurship in India. The study discovers that antecedents such as motivational influences, perceived viability, and entrepreneurial ability play a significant role in the actions of women entrepreneurs. The results have been very significant in the few cases where training has been designed and delivered. This paper will discuss the current state of women entrepreneurs in India, as well as the obstacles and problems they face in establishing and managing their businesses in a highly competitive market. Primary sources, such as published studies, essays, and academic papers, are included in this paper's conceptual design.

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Exploring the Risky Terrain of Entrepreneurship With Support From Developmental Relationships: Narratives From Indian Women Entrepreneurs

Advances in Developing Human Resources ◽

10.1177/1523422320907044 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 137-149

Author(s):

Sanghamitra Chaudhuri ◽

Rajashi Ghosh ◽

Yogita Abichandani

Keyword(s):

Women Entrepreneurs ◽

Western Hemisphere ◽

Venture Capitalists ◽

Developmental Relationships ◽

Indian Women ◽

Individual Level ◽

The Past ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

The Individual ◽

Strategic Perspective

The Problem There has been a burgeoning interest in studies on women entrepreneurs in the past decade, but in most studies conducted thus far, the scope has remained narrow with the focus mostly on strategic perspective and not so much on the individual-level understanding of the entrepreneurs. Furthermore, the limited number of studies that have looked into novice women entrepreneurs are restricted to western hemisphere, and to our knowledge, no study has looked into narratives on how women entrepreneurs in India benefit from various developmental relationships over the course of their entrepreneurial journey. The Solution Using narrative inquiry, we explore the stories of six urban women entrepreneurs in India illustrating how and why they started their careers in entrepreneurship, the challenges they experienced along the way, and how the varied developmental relationships they nurtured over time supported them to cope with those challenges. The Stakeholders The article aimed at venture capitalists that extend support to women entrepreneurs and to women who are considering to pursue entrepreneurship. The findings can guide them to anticipate the challenges and opportunities commonly experienced by women entrepreneurs and appreciate the value of developmental relationships that help to sustain motivation to be entrepreneurs.

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