Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy: Volume 9 Issue 4

An empirical study on the impact of micro enterprises on women empowerment

D. Arul Paramanandam, P Packirisamy

This study aims to find whether the micro-enterprises lead to women empowerment and entrepreneurship and make them to be wholly involved in income-generating activities by having…

Influence of participation in “table banking” on the size of women-owned micro and small enterprises in Kenya

Castro Ngumbu Gichuki, Milcah Mulu Mutuku, Lydia Nkatha Kinuthia

The purpose of this study is to investigate the inability to access affordable credit in Kenya which hinders many women entrepreneurs from either starting their own or expanding…

Rural enterprise in Mexico: a case of necessity diversification

Gary Bosworth, Gerard McElwee, Rob Smith

This paper aims to consider the challenges facing small rural businesses in Mexico in their efforts to be enterprising and sustainable when confronted with severe exogenous…

Stabilizing institutions for new venture investment decisions

Michael Crum, Thomas E. Nelson

– This paper aims to examine the relationship between aspects of a country’s institutional environment and entrepreneurial investors’ overall rate of return.

Addressing gender disparities through farming organisations in Malawi

Charlie Ager

This study aims to explore how Farming Organisations (FOs) have utilised collective action to overcome the barriers that undermine women farmers’ participation in the agrarian…