Microcredit and Rural Women Entrepreneurship Development in Bangladesh: A Multivariate Model

Sharmina Afrin, Nazrul Islam, Shahid Uddin Ahmed · 2010 · Journal of business and management.

Summary. Microcredit programs in Bangladesh develop rural women's entrepreneurship through multiple pathways. Financial management skills emerge as the strongest factor enabling entrepreneurial capability. Group identity among borrowers and prior family business experience also significantly support entrepreneurship development. The study challenges the view that microcredit merely enables survival, showing instead that it builds genuine entrepreneurial capacity when combined with skill development and social networks.

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Afrin, S., Islam, N., & Ahmed, S. U.. (2010). Microcredit and Rural Women Entrepreneurship Development in Bangladesh: A Multivariate Model. Journal of business and management.. https://doi.org/10.1504/jbm.2010.141177

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DOI: 10.1504/jbm.2010.141177
Countries: Bangladesh
Regions: Asia
Categories: entrepreneurship, funding
Added: 2026-04-28