The impact of entrepreneurship training on self-employment of rural female entrepreneurs in Uganda

Sylvia Gavigan, Klavs Ciprikis, Thomas M. Cooney · 2020 · Small Enterprise Research

Summary. Entrepreneurship training significantly improves self-employment outcomes for rural women in Uganda. A survey of 300 rural women before and after training showed that increased business knowledge raised self-employment probability by 6%, while improved business competence raised it by 2.7%. These results demonstrate that targeted training programmes effectively enhance labour market outcomes for women in rural Uganda.

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Gavigan, S., Ciprikis, K., & Cooney, T. M.. (2020). The impact of entrepreneurship training on self-employment of rural female entrepreneurs in Uganda. Small Enterprise Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/13215906.2020.1769715

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DOI: 10.1080/13215906.2020.1769715
Countries: Uganda
Regions: Africa
Categories: entrepreneurship, policy
Added: 2026-04-28