Women’s business survival: Challenges and strategies for single mother entrepreneurs
The entrepreneurial experience of single mother entrepreneurs remains largely unexplored. This paper addresses this issue by investigating the strategies used by single mother entrepreneurs in ensuring the survival of their businesses. The data for this study was collected based on a qualitative app...
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| author | Salmah Topimin Noor Fzlinda Fabeil Ahmad Shakani Abdullah |
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| description | The entrepreneurial experience of single mother entrepreneurs remains largely unexplored. This paper addresses this issue by investigating the strategies used by single mother entrepreneurs in ensuring the survival of their businesses. The data for this study was collected based on a qualitative approach. An in-depth interviews were conducted with 27 single mother entrepreneurs who operate their entrepreneurial activities in Kota Marudu, Sabah. The findings revealed that the main challenges faced by the majority of the single-mother entrepreneurs in this study were closely related to the lack of entrepreneurial skills and business resources, the issue of stigmatisation by society as well as issue in balancing their domestic and business responsibilities. To ensure the survival of their businesses, single mother entrepreneurs are mostly dependent on their informal support system and inner strengths. Although useful, the informal support system is unable to support the business survival of their businesses and strengthen their personal financial position. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-324312022-04-25T03:14:33Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32431/ Women’s business survival: Challenges and strategies for single mother entrepreneurs Salmah Topimin Noor Fzlinda Fabeil Ahmad Shakani Abdullah HF5001-6182 Business The entrepreneurial experience of single mother entrepreneurs remains largely unexplored. This paper addresses this issue by investigating the strategies used by single mother entrepreneurs in ensuring the survival of their businesses. The data for this study was collected based on a qualitative approach. An in-depth interviews were conducted with 27 single mother entrepreneurs who operate their entrepreneurial activities in Kota Marudu, Sabah. The findings revealed that the main challenges faced by the majority of the single-mother entrepreneurs in this study were closely related to the lack of entrepreneurial skills and business resources, the issue of stigmatisation by society as well as issue in balancing their domestic and business responsibilities. To ensure the survival of their businesses, single mother entrepreneurs are mostly dependent on their informal support system and inner strengths. Although useful, the informal support system is unable to support the business survival of their businesses and strengthen their personal financial position. Penerbit UiTM 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32431/1/Women%E2%80%99s%20business%20survival_%20Challenges%20and%20strategies%20for%20single%20mother%20entrepreneurs.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32431/3/Women%E2%80%99s%20business%20survival_%20Challenges%20and%20strategies%20for%20single%20mother%20entrepreneurs%20_ABSTRACT.pdf Salmah Topimin and Noor Fzlinda Fabeil and Ahmad Shakani Abdullah (2019) Women’s business survival: Challenges and strategies for single mother entrepreneurs. Academic Journal of Business and Social Sciences, 3. pp. 1-10. ISSN 2590-440X https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/AJoBSS/article/view/11663/5620 |
| spellingShingle | HF5001-6182 Business Salmah Topimin Noor Fzlinda Fabeil Ahmad Shakani Abdullah Women’s business survival: Challenges and strategies for single mother entrepreneurs |
| title | Women’s business survival: Challenges and strategies for single mother entrepreneurs |
| title_full | Women’s business survival: Challenges and strategies for single mother entrepreneurs |
| title_fullStr | Women’s business survival: Challenges and strategies for single mother entrepreneurs |
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| title_short | Women’s business survival: Challenges and strategies for single mother entrepreneurs |
| title_sort | women s business survival challenges and strategies for single mother entrepreneurs |
| topic | HF5001-6182 Business |
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