Human Capital and Women Entrepreneurs in Tye and Dye Micro-Business in Ogun State, Nigeria

Authors

  • Sherifat Yusuff

  • Olagbemi Andrew Akinola

Keywords:

Human Capital, Women Micro-Business, Tye and Dye Business, Nigeria

Abstract

Human Capital has been considered as critical and crucial to women entrepreneurial development It is argued that where womenfolk are generally disadvantaged educationally in developing countries other variables of human capital are likely to be brought into their businesses This paper therefore attempts to make a sociological survey of the human capital of women entrepreneurs in Tye and Dye business in Nigeria To this end three research instruments were utilized Questionnaire Key-Informant Interview and Observation The rationale for adopting the three methods was to enrich the quality of data collected The sample size for this study was two hundred women respondents that were chosen through systematic sampling techniques The data collected was analyzed with simple percentage and frequency distribution Chi-Square was used to test the hypotheses The result revealed that most women do not have adequate human capital such as education and prior training and previous entrepreneurial experiences for the expansion of their micro-business The hypotheses tested demonstrate that women entrepreneurs do not have adequate access to financial resources and business information for business expansion The paper recommends that government intervention is necessary for women business expansion in Tye and Dye micro-business

How to Cite

Sherifat Yusuff, & Olagbemi Andrew Akinola. (2012). Human Capital and Women Entrepreneurs in Tye and Dye Micro-Business in Ogun State, Nigeria. Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 12(A5), 33–42. Retrieved from https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/311

Human Capital and Women Entrepreneurs in Tye and Dye Micro-Business in Ogun State, Nigeria

Published

2012-03-15