Abstract

Entrepreneurship has always been women's interest, and women have risen in the business arena. On the other hand, statistic shows that Malaysian women's participation in entrepreneurship is still minute but vital to Malaysia's economic development, as indicated by previous researchers. Additionally, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused adverse effects on women-owned businesses in Malaysia. This research aims to offer an insight into how financial capital, the amount of capital needed, and personal savings of women entrepreneurs induces business performance among women entrepreneurs in Malaysia. This study used quantitative methods to produce empirical outcomes and substantiations to answer the research questions. A total of 312 women entrepreneurs participated in this study which facilitated the findings and conclusions. The results demonstrated that financial capital, the amount of capital needed, and personal savings were statistically significant for the women entrepreneurs post Covid-19. Additionally, the findings of this research will undoubtedly give confidence to the women entrepreneurs to come out of the Covid-19 shock and operate their business more remarkably as well as continue to progress and enhance their business performance taking into account the significance of financial resources.
 
 JEL: L20; L23
 
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Highlights

  • Business-minded women in Malaysia have been on the rise, according to the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (Statistics on Women, Family & Community, 2019)

  • This study will fill this gap by furnishing an understanding of the impact of financial capital, amount of capital needed, and personal savings used on women entrepreneurs' business performance post-Covid-19 pandemic

  • 2.4 Proposed Conceptual Framework This study aims to examine the influence of financial capital, amount of capital, and personal savings on the business performance of women entrepreneurs in Malaysia

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Introduction

Business-minded women in Malaysia have been on the rise, according to the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (Statistics on Women, Family & Community, 2019). The contribution of women to the development of Malaysia is so crucial that it has been highlighted by the government and scholars in the field of entrepreneurship (Kanapathipillai & Azam, 2019b). The involvement of women in the Malaysian labour force is crucial to transforming Malaysia into a developed nation from a developing nation, according to (Hassan & Yusof, 2015). This study will fill this gap by furnishing an understanding of the impact of financial capital, amount of capital needed, and personal savings used on women entrepreneurs' business performance post-Covid-19 pandemic

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