AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE ROLE PLAYED BY WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN BOTSWANA

Author Name: 1Khulekani Sibanda, 2Geminah, E. Chiloane-Tsoka

Volume: 01 &  Issue:

Country: South Africa

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: http://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/10.2020-37533853/

Affiliation:

¹Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Department of Applied Management, University of South Africa

²Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Department of Applied Management, University of South Africa

ABSTRACT

Women entrepreneurship plays a significant role in the economic development of a nation’s economy; thus, this study was set up to study the role they play in the economic development of Botswana.It has thus been recommended that the Botswana Government must take a lead in providing more and more assistance to women entrepreneurs so that more of them can be attracted to this field. The Government must provide an integrated scheme of assistance to women entrepreneurs for identification, selection, training, consultancy, and escort services apart from loan facilities at concessional terms. NGOs and government should approach with mindfulness programs solely for young women and put forth attempts to diffuse data on possibilities of enterprise among the less taught women.

Key words: Entrepreneurship, women’s entrepreneurship, formal business, informal business, Microenterprise, Small business, business growth, Economic development, Diversification