Contribution of Entrepreneurial Education and Training to Performance of Small Enterprises Run by Women in Kenya

Abstract

Women run Small Enterprises have become increasingly important in creating employment and wealth and in growth of many economies in the developing countries. However it is only a few of these enterprises that record consistent growth. Access to entrepreneur education and training is one of the challenges that women run small enterprises encounter leading to bleak performance and sluggish growth. This paper presents evidence on why small enterprises run by women experience low grow. The research set out to investigate the extent to which entrepreneurial education and training contribute to performance of women run small enterprises in Kenya. The paper is as a result of primary data collected from enterprises run by women in the vibrant Langata Business District in Nairobi Kenya. Through use of ordinary least squares regression model, the study has derived sufficient evidence in explaining the variation in performance of women run small enterprises. The paper posits that there is a positive relationship between entrepreneurial education and training and performance of women run small enterprises. The study recommends that women running small enterprises should be encouraged to seek more entrepreneurial education and training which would enable them to run their enterprises in an effective manner, usher in growth and lead to optimal performance.

Key words: Entrepreneurial education, Entrepreneurial training, Women run small enterprises