ASSESSING THE CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS TOWARDS UNEMPLOYMENT CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA

Terngu Makar Vandefan Ann

Authors

Terngu Makar Vandefan Ann University of Business Academy, FIMEK, Novi Sad, Serbia

Keywords:

women entrepreneurship, empowerment, opportunities, development, contribution, regional development, challenges, youth, economic growth

Abstract

Women entrepreneurs have played important roles for supporting economic development and social progress. Regardless of all the issues, women have been praised for their achievements in their relevant fields. In this context the current study was taken up to (1) the contribution of women entrepreneurs in solving unemployment challenges among the youths, (2) assess the e persons that, have benefited from economic opportunities created by women entrepreneurs (3) explore the role played by the women entrepreneurs’ in economic development. The main objective of this paper is to assess the contribution of women entrepreneurs in solving unemployment challenges in Nigeria. The specific objective is to assess the extent of employed persons that benefited from economic opportunities created by women entrepreneurs. To assess how women entrepreneurship skills contributed to reduction in unemployment in Nigeria.

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