Entrepreneurial ecosystems and performance of women entrepreneurs in Development Exchange Centre (DEC) Bauchi office - Nigeria

Abstract

This study focused on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Performance of Women Entrepreneurs under Development Exchange Centre (DEC) Bauchi state. The study used a cross sectional research design. The population of the study is five hundred selected women entrepreneurs registered with DEC. The sample size of the study is two hundred and seventeen (217). After data cleaning, only 198 responses were finally used for the analysis. Descriptive statistics and Spearman’s rank correlation were used for analysis and hypothesis testing respectively. The empirical results reveal that there is a positive significant relationship between Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Performance. The study concluded that Entrepreneurial Ecosystems has a positive and significant relationship with innovativeness and task accomplishment as measures of performance. Therefore, the study recommends that there is need to improve and synchronise both formal and informal institutions to make the entrepreneurial ecosystem supportive for entry, survival and growth of women entrepreneurs. Recognition and reward should be made and given respectively to those that merit them especially to female staff members as these would go a long way to motivate them and ultimately boast performance.