SUMMARY OF 

SOCIAL WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

EXPLORING THE SOCIO-CULTURAL OF FOOD PROCESSING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN IRINGA, TANZANIA AND STRATEGIES USED TO TACKLE THEM

          Women entrepreneurs have significant contributions to the economies of sub-Saharan Africa. However, women in this religion are facing a shocking array of challenges in their business environment. This paper examines the challenges facing women entrepreneurs in the food processing industry in Iringa, Tanzania. The study employs interviews and focus group discussions in collecting data and utilizes content analysis for interpreting findings. The findings indicate that these women entrepreneurs face problems of lack of access to markets, unequal social responsibility and lack of enough capital. It also shows that women entrepreneurs in the food processing business of the region employ an array of transversal strategies in order tackle and mitigate the socio-cultural challenges, including the creation of economic groups and entrepreneurship clubs.

Entrepreneurship is the process of seizing an opportunity to introduce new products or services in an effort to transform inventions and innovations into monetary value(Szycher, 2014). Social entrepreneurs typically further broad social, cultural, and environmental goals and commonly is associated with the voluntary and non-profit sectors (Thompson, 2002). Social entrepreneurship is the process of pursuing innovative solutions to social problems. It is an approach to social and environmental problems that combines innovation and opportunity just the way any entrepreneur would (Adetu, 2004). The field of social entrepreneur has attracted enormous attention from various sectors in the society. In thus, permeates the mainstream consciousness in both the developed  and developing countries as a promising mechanism for alleviating poverty, inequality, environmental degradation and other societal problems. Social entrepreneurship is gaining attraction across the Arab world (Magrabi, 2012). New entrepreneur seek not simply to innovate or make money, but to do special good also to achieve a lasting impact on their business as well as the communities. 

(THE JOURNAL URL)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40497-015-0028-5