The Factors Influencing Women Entrepreneurial Success in Tanzania: A Case of Kinondoni Municipal in Dar es salaam.

Said, Leluu Ali (2024) The Factors Influencing Women Entrepreneurial Success in Tanzania: A Case of Kinondoni Municipal in Dar es salaam. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study examined the factors influencing women entrepreneurial success in Kinondoni Municipal.Objectives were to examine the extent to which socio-economic factors affect women entrepreneurial successes in Tanzania, to examine the extent to which motivational factors affect women entrepreneurial success in Tanzania, to find out the challenges limiting women entrepreneurial success and to explore strategies for achieving successful entrepreneurship for women in Tanzania. The study employed descriptive design. Primary data were collected employing questionnaire.Self-administered questionnaire with both closed five point likert scale questions were used. A sample of 64 respondents was used. Findings showed socio-economic factors such as access to finance and supportive training have influenced women entrepreneurial successes.Numerical data was analyzed by computing frequency and percentages. Other factors were motivational factors such as urge to be own boss and innovativeness, personal factors such as hardworking. Finding also indicated challenges faced by women, such as inaccessibility to finances, inaccessibility to training, bureaucracy and corruption in licensing procedures and multiple taxes. It was recommended that women need financial supports from financial institutions. Also government and policy makers should find a way to train women entrepreneurs in different aspects. Key words: SMEs,women entrepreneurs.Tanzania

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