Women Entrepreneurship as a Strategy for Sustainable Livelihoods
Women establish their entrepreneurial projects for economic independence and to reduce vulnerability to poverty. The number of women engaged in entrepreneurial activities has increased as a result of access to business training and mentorship facilitated by non-governmental organisations. This pape...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Johannesburg
2022-09-01
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| Series: | The Thinker |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/The_Thinker/article/view/1455 |
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| Summary: | Women establish their entrepreneurial projects for economic independence and to reduce vulnerability to poverty. The number
of women engaged in entrepreneurial activities has increased as a result of access to business training and mentorship facilitated by non-governmental organisations. This paper advances empirical evidence in the field of social development and sustainable livelihoods. Using qualitative methodology, I present evidence from 20 women who were beneficiaries of a Non-Governmental Organisation’s entrepreneurship training in the province of Gauteng, South Africa. Underscored by the sustainable livelihood
approach, this paper deliberates three connected themes: motivational factors that promote women entrepreneurs, nurturing social networks, and navigating financial capital challenges. The paper affirms women entrepreneurship as a positive social development strategy to assist unemployed women to work towards economic self-reliance.
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| ISSN: | 2075-2458 2616-907X |