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Factors affecting loan repayment by women entrepreneurs: a case of kisii county, Kenya

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dc.contributor.author Willy Mwangi
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-25T07:20:57Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-25T07:20:57Z
dc.date.issued 2015-04
dc.identifier.issn 2348 0386
dc.identifier.uri https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/5942
dc.description.abstract Women entrepreneurs play an important role in the economic development of the Country. The research focused on the Women Entrepreneurs who belong to groups seeking for financial access. According to Central Bank of Kenya report of 2010 the default rate experienced by financial institutions had continued increasing and stood at 8%. Thus the study main objective was to establish the factors affecting loan repayment by women entrepreneurs. The research model developed predicted that marketing knowledge, training, group membership and financial availability affected loan repayment. Stratified random sampling as a sampling method was used by the research after having established the sampling frame of women groups accessing funds from financial institutions in Kisii town, Kenya. The researcher made use of a structured questionnaire that was administered to the target respondents The study established that loan repayment by women entrepreneurs is affected to a high level through adherence of members to group by- laws and regulations. The study found that that carrying out the business for a long period enables them to be in a position to repay the loans acquired without any difficult. The study recommends that the microfinance institutions management should have an effective loan management plan en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject Market Knowledge en_US
dc.subject Financial availability en_US
dc.subject Training en_US
dc.subject Women entrepreneurs en_US
dc.subject Kenya en_US
dc.title Factors affecting loan repayment by women entrepreneurs: a case of kisii county, Kenya en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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