TITLE:
Challenges Young Female Entrepreneurs Face: An Ethnographic Study of Women Entrepreneurs Who Buy Things in Thailand to Sell in Congo
AUTHORS:
Tshipama Laeticia
KEYWORDS:
Female Entrepreneurs, Ethnography, Case Study, Congo
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.4 No.1,
January
30,
2016
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to analyze challenges young female entrepreneurs face and the resources
they need with a view to recommend strategies to empower young female entrepreneurs.
The theoretical base of the study was organizational ecology theory. Focused group discussions,
survey, and examination of primary documents were used to collect data. The findings of the study
show that government laws and regulations, cultural beliefs, lack of capital, lack of business partners,
lack of information, difficulties to obtain capital based on gender, discrimination against
women in business, and availability of more women in business than women highly affected
women entrepreneurs in Congo. The study also shows that the family unit plays a more central
role in providing business opportunities for young female entrepreneurs in Congo, especially in
the absence of government intervention and private sector incentives.