Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Tanzania [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910679763503321
• Autore: Stevenson Lois
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Geneva, : ILO Publications, 2005
• ISBN: 1-280-17349-1; 92-2-117010-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (81 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): St-OngeAnnette
• Disciplina: 658.421082
• Soggetti: Businesswomen; Self-employed women; Women-owned business enterprises
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright page; Foreword; Table of contents; Acronyms; 1. Support for growth-oriented women entrepreneurs in Tanzania; 2. The economic context; 3. The SME sector in Tanzania; 4. The state of women's enterprises in Tanzania; 5. Support for SME development in Tanzania; 6. The integrated framework for development of women entrepreneurs; 7. Policy/programme coordination and leadership; 8. Promotion of women's entrepreneurship; 9. Women's access to micro-finance and other forms of credit; 10. Training - business management and technical skills; 11. Business support and information; 12. Business premises13. Business environment issues; 14. Women entrepreneurs' associations and capacity-building; 15. The state of research on women in MSES in Tanzania; 16. Closing comments; References; Annex 1: Organizations providing support to enterprise development in Tanzania; Annex 2: List of contacts; Annex 3: Background to the Canadian experience in promoting women entrepreneurs; Annex 4: List of questions for assessing gaps and identifying further policy/programme measures in support of women's enterprise development
• Sommario/riassunto: The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Addis Ababa Forum in June 2003 focused on the role of women entrepreneurs in private sector ; development, poverty reduction, and sustainable growth and development. It provided an opportunity for the AfDB and the International Labour Office (ILO) to join forces using their complementary expertise in support of women-owned businesses in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Zambia. This report is based on the country assessment for Tanzania, where the ILO has been researching and supporting women's entrepreneurship. Examining such issues as the economic context, micro-fina