Author(s)

Tshipama Laeticia

Graduate School, Stamford International University, Bangkok, Thailand.

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.

Female Entrepreneurs, Ethnography, Case Study, Congo

Laeticia, T. (2016) Challenges Young Female Entrepreneurs Face: An Ethnographic Study of Women Entrepreneurs Who Buy Things in Thailand to Sell in Congo. Open Journal of Business and Management, 4, 157-169. doi: 10.4236/ojbm.2016.41018.