Purpose – This study seeks to examine the business and social profiles of 67 women entrepreneurs in three regions of Nigeria in order to identify patterns of entrepreneurship and social and economic challenges facing women business owners in Nigeria. The study aims to support and encourage...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that hinder the growth and survival of small businesses in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – A survey method was used to gather data from 211 small business owners and managers located in selected cities in Nigeria....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of entrepreneurial export orientation on the performance of SMEs in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – The study follows a quantitative research design using survey methods with statistical treatment. Several t ‐tests and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review approaches to providing support to entrepreneurs adopted by four business support organisations, originally created with similar objectives, in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Cameroon to examine entrepreneurial heterogeneity in Africa and the...