A STUDY TO ANALAYSE THE MAIN FACTORS ON THE SUCCESS OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN NORTH CYPRUS

Abstract

There are many factors which contributes to the success of women entrepreneurs. Skills are one of these. Thus the purpose of this study is to investigate the skills that have contributed to the success of women entrepreneurs in North Cyprus.The data of the study are collected through questionnaire. The questionnaire has three sections. Section one includes personal questions related to the participants, section two includes questions about the companies and in section three, there is a list of skills that were mostly accepted as the skills of successful entrepreneurs. Also an open-ended question is added to the questionnaire. Nineteen women entrepreneurs from different sectors are selected as the population of this research. The paper is important as it investigates the skills that lead to success of a group of women entrepreneurs in North Cyprus. Moreover it is aimed to be a base for the related researches and a route for the future entrepreneurship education programs and entrepreneurial activities for women in North Cyprus.

Keywords

• entrepreneurship,skills,women entrepreneurs,entrepreneurship education

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