| dc.description.abstract | The study was carried out at Nguvumali ward in Tanga city council to assess factors associated
with women engagement in small scale businesses. This study used both qualitative and
quantitative data from primary and secondary sources. Primary data were collected from women
engaging and not engaging in small scale businesses. The study used descriptive statistics and
Chi-Square test. The results revealed that factors associated with women engagement in small
scale businesses are peer groups, occupation of women, education level and partner’s education
level. Also, this study found that the challenges facing women to engage in small scale businesses
are shortage of customers and shortage of capital. The study recommended that the Local
Government Authority should encourage women to participate in trainings which related to
business. Local government and financial institutions should provide women financial support
like loans and education on how to run the businesses so that they can help to get a profit. | en_US |
