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 study is to focus on women small and medium enterprises (WSMEs) financed by Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT) for poverty alleviation in Kakamega District‐Kenya. Design/methodology/approach – The study utilized cross‐sectional data from KWFT and follow‐up...

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...

Women entrepreneurs are emerging as important players in the national economy, yet gender bias and stereotypes that still exist in organizations prevent firms from taking advantage of their leadership potential. At the same time, traditional leadership models are lacking in diversity, and...