| dc.description.abstract | Entrepreneurship growth practices are being witnessed in every country in response to changes in global
competitiveness and advancement in technology. It is against this reason that this research was being undertaken to
analyze factors inhibiting the growth of cereals enterprises owned by women in Nkubu Town in Meru County. The
study was guided by the following specific objectives: To establish whether access to finance, access to
infrastructure, and managerial capacity and entrepreneur innovation inhibiting the growth of cereals enterprises
owned by women in Nkubu Town in Meru County. The study adopted descriptive research designs with owners of
cereals enterprises owned by women in Nkubu Town in Meru County, Kenya104 owners, managers and
employees being the target population. Stratified sampling was used in this study; self-administered questionnaires
were used as data collection instruments. The questionnaires were pre-tested for reliability and validity. Qualitative
and quantitative data was analyzed by the help of Statistical package for social Sciences software (SPSS) Version
23. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Inferential analysis entailed multiple regression and correlation analysis to assess the strength of the relationships
between the specified variables. The result indicated that, collectively access to finance has the highest positive
influence on enterprise growth, followed by entrepreneur innovation, managerial capacity and access to
infrastructure. The study recommends that financial institutions should be in a position to give loans and other
credit facilities and financial advisory services to SME’S in order to equip them with knowledge on financial
management to help them expand their businesses. | en_US |
