Microfinance services and the growth of women entrepreneurial businesses in North Central Nigeria
Abstract:
Purpose: This study examined the effect of microfinance services on the growth of Women's entrepreneurial businesses in North-central Nigeria.
Research methodology: A survey research design with a population of 7061 women entrepreneurs in North-central, Nigeria and a sample size of 379 was used in the study. The effect between the variables was determined through correlation and multiple regression analysis.
Results: The findings revealed that microfinance lending; saving and training services have positive and weighty effects on the growth of women entrepreneurial businesses in Nigeria’s North-central while microfinance management consultancy services recorded an inverse and insignificant impact on the women entrepreneurial businesses' growth in the zone.
Limitations: This study is limited to only entrepreneurial women in Nigeria’s North-central with lending services, training services, saving services, and consultancy services as proxies for MFIs services; there are other services provided by MFIs like insurance that are not covered by this study.
Contribution: This study incorporated management consultancy services as one of the variables which have hitherto been neglected or ignored in the models that are to explain the microfinance services in Nigeria.
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- Akanji, B.M. (2022). Deposit money banks and women entrepreneurs’ growth. International Journal of Entrepreneurship Development, 9(3), 36-48
- Akanji, B.M. (2016). Effect of microfinance banks on the growth of entrepreneurs in Nigeria; International Journal of Economics, 39(4), 32-44
- Alarpe, A.(2020). Customer participation and growth of women entrepreneurial business in Southwest Nigeri;. Journal of Management Sciences, 5(3), 44-60
- Anoke, A.F. & Ndubuisi-Okolo, P.N.(2022).The entrepreneurial mindset among Nigeria university students: A study of Ebonyi State University’s Entrepreneurship Centre, Abakaliki. Asian Journal of Economics, Business, and Accounting, 22(5):24-33. Doi:10.9734/AJEBA/2022/v22i530560
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- Brusha, G. C., & Cooper. Y. S. (2012). Female entrepreneurship and economic development: an international perspective. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development research, 24(2): 21- 36.
- Bulla,T.T., Maronda, V.M., & Ngacho, O.P.(2018). Effect of microfinance banks on entrepreneurship development; Journal of Entrepreneurship Development. 7(5):157-169
- EFInA Report (2019). A survey of credit accessibility and the growth of the women-owned business; Journal of Management Sciences. 7(2):140-168.
- El Idrissi, I., & Alami, Y. (2021). The financial impacts of board mechanisms on performance: The case of listed Moroccan banks. International Journal of Financial, Accounting, and Management, 3(2), 93-113. https://doi.org/10.35912/ijfam.v3i2.536
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- Enyi, A.(2022). Women entrepreneurs and economic sustainability; Journal of management. 12(8):285-305
- Enyi, A.(2015). Entrepreneurship and economic development; Journal of management. 8(6):281-300
- Eton, M., Mwosi, F., & Ogwel, B. P. (2022). Are internal controls important in financial accountability? (Evidence from Lira District Local Government, Uganda), International Journal of Financial, Accounting, and Management, 3(4), 359-372. https://doi.org/10.35912/ijfam.v3i4.810
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- Isaac, O.(2015) ). Influence of group credit lending scheme on the performance of women owned small and medium enterprises in Nigeria. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Research. 6 (4):61-78
- Khaki, A. S. & Sangmi, M. (2012). Microfinance and small help groups: an empirical study, Indian Journal of Management Science (IJMS). 11(2), 29-42
- Khavul, N.( 2013).Entrepreneurial motivation and growth of SMEs .Journal of Human Resource Management. 8(14), 257-279
- Kwan, K. C. & Tan (2018) Credit scorning for commercial loans: The case of Singapore. International Journal of Research Development, 5(3), 59-70
- Maru, L. & Chemjor, R. (2013). Microfinance interventions and empowerment of women entrepreneurs rural constituencies in Kenya, Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 4 (9): 84-95
- Mbithe, N. (2017). The effects of microfinance service on the growth of small and medium enterprises in Machakos County. Award of Master of Business Administration (MBA), school of business, University of Nairobi
- Memba, F. W. (2019). The impact of venture capital on the growth of SMEs in Kenya, Journal of Business and Social Science, 3(6):56-67
- Michael, K. M.,& Willy, M., (2014). The effect of MFI credit on revenue of SMEs, a survey of small-medium enterprises in Nakuru Town. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2, 1-15
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- Nunnally,J.C(1979). Psychometric theory- 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill
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- Panda, R. (2017). Increasing savings and its benefit for women entrepreneurs among microfinance users; International Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship, 7(5), 34-56.
- Robinson, T.B. (2014). Entrepreneurship, Small enterprises, theory and practices in Kenya. Journal of Management and Administration, 3(4), 111-118
- Roy, K. (2018).The Impact of microfinance on household welfare: Case Study of a Savings Group in Lao PDR. Unpublished Master Dissertations, Department of Regional Cooperation Policy Studies Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies Kobe University.
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- Tharu, N. K., & Shrestha, Y. M. (2019). The influence of bank size on profitability: An application of statistics. International Journal of Financial, Accounting, and Management, 1(2), 81-89. https://doi.org/10.35912/ijfam.v1i2.82
- Ubom, E. (2013), Entrepreneurship, Small enterprises, theory, practices and policies, Lagos; Sediman Limited
- Udenwa, T.A & Uwaleke, U.J.(2015) Understanding Nigeria Financial System. Pearl Publishers
- Udoh, R. (2017). Financing SMEs in international perspective. Journal of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, 4(6),20-27.
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- Verheul, I. (2016). Explaining female and male entrepreneurship at the Country level; Entrepreneurship & Regional Development Journal, 18(2), 151-183
- Willard, K. S. (2017). Effect of microfinance services on the growth of small and medium enterprises; Journal of Small Business, 8(11), 341-354
- Yamane,T.(1976). Statistics: An Introductory Analysis, 2nd Edition, New York: Harper and Row
- Zeller, M.& Sharma, M. (2017). Rural financing and poverty alleviation in women; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).14(9), 414-427
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