Rural Entrepreneurship Development Research Articles

RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH OF SELF-HELP GROUP MEMBERS

This research paper explores the vital role of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in fostering rural entrepreneurship and inclusive growth of the members. By examining the framework of women’s entrepreneurship and rural development, the paper highlights that SHGs empower women economically and socially. The study reviews literature that underscores the effectiveness of SHGs in promoting entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and social empowerment. It further conducts an ABCD (Advantages, Benefits, Constraints, and Disadvantages) analysis to provide a comprehensive understanding of the impact of SHGs on rural women’s entrepreneurial development. The findings indicate that rural entrepreneurship through SHGs significantly contributes to community development, job creation, and improved living standards while also identifying challenges related to market access, financial literacy, and sustainability. The paper concludes with suggestions for enhancing the effectiveness of rural entrepreneurship of SHGs through government support, simplified loan processes, capacity building, and improved market access. By addressing these challenges, SHGs can continue to play a crucial role in driving inclusive growth and sustainable development of rural entrepreneurship. KEYWORDS: Self-help groups, Rural Entrepreneurship, Inclusive Growth, Women's Empowerment, Economic Development.

Problems of Women Entrepreneurs in Tiruchirappalli District

This study primarily emphasizes analyzing the problems faced by women entrepreneurs in starting a new business. To overcome these hurdles the Government of Tamilnadu has initiated many schemes. Rural Entrepreneurship Development Program (REDP), Prime Ministers Employment Generation Program (PMEGP), Employment Development Department (EDD) in Tiruchirapalli district, Tamilnadu. This Research examined the problems faced by women entrepreneurs to start a new business with the three training programs from Tiruchirappalli district. A conceptual model with three hypotheses was developed and data were collected from 207 women entrepreneurs in the form of a structured questionnaire from the women entrepreneurs (ParamasivanandSubathra,2017). To analyze the problems of women entrepreneurs, 207 respondents were selected by stratified random sampling method. A well-structured questionnaire was designed to collect information from the women entrepreneurs. The data were collected from the District Industries Centre (DIC), Tiruchirappalli district from the beneficiaries of the state-sponsored scheme. There is a significant impact of training programs on problems faced by women entrepreneurs across the socio-economic characteristics of entrepreneurs. The Government of India has introduced many new entrepreneurial development schemes to provide sufficient financial assistance and provide training on development skills to climb the ladder of success. Gender-specific training should also be given to women entrepreneurs on socio-economic conditions.

Factors Favoring Rural Entrepreneurship: Innovation in Action

The research analyzed the relationship between three variables: i) the factors that favor rural entrepreneurship based on the recognition of the opportunities and strengths present, ii) the barriers and challenges faced by rural entrepreneurs in the municipalities of Girardot, Ricaurte and Flandes in Colombia, and iii) aspects such as access to financial resources, existing government policies, infrastructure, technology and innovation, cultural characteristics, education, training, access to markets and business sustainability. The methodology used was participatory- action-research, where the rural community is the main axis of project development. The approach is qualitative and inductive in nature, using a non-probabilistic purposive sampling of 60 individuals distributed in the three municipalities. The information was collected through pedagogical strategies such as the application of workshops and characterization sheets with the community. Among the main conclusions of the study, it is revealed that the relevant factors for the development of rural entrepreneurship are easy and timely access to financing, business training and a strengthened infrastructure that includes technology and innovation. It is also recognized that entrepreneurs face important challenges in the marketing of their products and in managing competitiveness in order to be recognized in the market.

Impact of Entrepreneurship Training on Youth with reference to NAGAVALI INSTITUTE OF RURAL ENTERPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT (NIRED) in Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh

The abstract succinctly encapsulates the core essence of the research paper. It underscores the pivotal role of Entrepreneurship Development Programs (EDPs) in alleviating the widespread problem of youth unemployment in India. While government initiatives aim to promote entrepreneurship, this study underscores the necessity of effective training and support mechanisms for budding entrepreneurs. The specific focus of the study is on the socioeconomic attributes of youth participants engaged in entrepreneurship training programs and the comprehensive assessment of the impact of such programs. A notable case study conducted at the Nagavali Institute of Rural Entrepreneurship Development (NIRED) in Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh, is employed to ascertain the efficacy of EDPs and evaluate the role played by supporting organizations in stimulating entrepreneurship

THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN RURAL REGIONS AND PARTNERSHIP AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR ITS ENSURING

Currently, the theoretical and methodological foundations of partnership as a tool for ensuring economic development remain little studied and require a detailed analysis of the existing experience, both domestic and foreign, as well as the development of universal models to ensure the effective practical implementation of partnerships at the tactical and strategic levels. It is proved that the development of rural entrepreneurship is an important aspect of the revival of rural areas in Ukraine and at the same time an important sector of the economy that plays a special role in creating competitive products, as it is the basis for further expansion of production and improvement of the well-being of the rural population. The article reveals the content and essence of the concept of partnership as the main tool for ensuring the economic development of entrepreneurship, the study of the key principles of the formation of this form of interaction. The authors proposed a scheme of key elements of planning the mechanism of economic development of entrepreneurship in the countryside, including common features of government, community, business and scientific component, which, when interacting, provide the result that manifests itself in supporting business, attracting external resources and strategic investments, as well as creating a favorable image of rural areas. The main motives of entrepreneurial activity in the countryside, which indicate the prospects for the development of rural areas, are identified. The components of partnerships in the direction of economic development of entrepreneurship in the countryside, which include consideration of socio-economic, natural, energy and administrative resources of rural areas, are investigated, this interaction allows to obtain efficiency: economic, social and environmental. The article proposes a model of economic self-sufficiency of an agrarian enterprise in rural areas, which shows the closed cyclical nature of economic development, using the example of an ECO-farm, which includes state support at all levels, new jobs, green tourism, processing and implementation, as well as social responsibility. The prerequisites for the partnership on the example of farmers, characterized by interaction (availability of common yards, purchase of fertilizers, rental of equipment, sowing campaign, supply of raw materials for the production of biofuels) and common features (processing of raw materials, sale of finished products in domestic and foreign markets) are revealed. Therefore, it was grounded that the prospects for the economic development of entrepreneurship in the countryside will directly depend on the established partnership.

Drivers of Rural Entrepreneurship in Northern Ghana: A Community Capitals Framework Approach

This article critically examines the entrepreneurial potentials of rural northern Ghana within the Community Capitals Framework context to establish which capitals are drivers and barriers to rural entrepreneurship development in the study area. The study adopts a qualitative research approach (n = 58) to examine the community capitals within three case study districts and communities. Focus groups and semi-structured interviews were conducted, gathering two different data at the district and community levels, using the Trans-TMM model to obtain reliable data through translation at the community level. The findings reveal that the cultural, social and political capitals and aspects of the research communities’ human capital offer significant entrepreneurial potential. However, in contrast, the scarcity of financial capital and low quality of the human capital in the communities poses a considerable challenge to significant entrepreneurial development and sustainability and therefore required attention. The article provides insight into entrepreneurship resources in rural northern Ghana for the government and organisations perceiving entrepreneurship as a development model towards poverty reduction, recognises the barriers, and addresses such deficiencies to guarantee the chances of success of such a programme.

Determinant factors for the development of rural entrepreneurship

Promoting rural entrepreneurship provides solutions for depopulation and economic development. This paper studies the phenomenon of rural entrepreneurial activity in Spain, where the depopulation of territories has become a serious problem.Using regional panel data for the period 2007–2018, the study examines whether factors such as the unemployment rate, GDP per capita, economic growth, bank credit, road infrastructure, R&D investment and the level of human capital are related to the propensity to undertake entrepreneurship in the rural environment.On the one hand, rural entrepreneurship is based on market opportunities, not conditioned by the level of regional unemployment. On the other hand, rural entrepreneurs find greater opportunities for entrepreneurship when they are in an environment characterised by investment in R&D and available credit. However, professionals with a higher level of education find the rural environment less attractive for entrepreneurship than do professionals with secondary education.This work enriches our knowledge of the factors that encourage rural entrepreneurship in Spain and invites public authorities to reflect on the economic policies of employment, education, innovation and the promotion of financing that revitalise the rural environment.

Perceived Obstacles and Performance of Food and Agribusiness Enterprises: Implications for Urban and Rural Entrepreneurship Development

This paper aims at examining the enterprises characteristic, business performance, and obstacles in doing business for food and agribusiness firms across rural and urban areas, based on World Bank’s Enterprises Survey data of 699 respondents. Chi-square test shows statistically significance difference in firms’ characteristics across the rural and urban regions. ANOVA reveals a significant difference in business performance. Similarly, perception about obstacles in doing business varies across the urban and rural firms. This study can be helpful for agribusiness managers and government policy makers in promoting region-based entrepreneurship in a focused manner.

Сельская мусульманская религиозность в условиях трансформации российского общества

The article reveals the specifics of rural religiosity as an important factor in the development of rural society in Russia. Sociological and historical material, related to the social life of the Tatars of the Middle Volga region in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods serves as an empirical base. New, previously unpublished archival documents have been introduced into scientific circulation. The connection is established between the level of religiosity and such factors as settlement size, socio-professional structure, intensity of atheistic propaganda and state-confessional relations at the local level, economic activity of the peasantry, and development of rural entrepreneurship. The authorities in the Tatar and Bashkir autonomous republics successfully solved the tasks of the Soviet anti-religious policy. However, in the other Volga regions, where the Tatars were an ethnic minority, there was a phenomenon of separate settlements with increased religious activity and informally economic active residents, which the authorities had to reckon with. In the post-Soviet period, this category of villages, in addition to high religiosity, is distinguished by a stable socio-demographic and economic situation. The article raises the question of the causes and conditions of the paradoxical situation, when the preservation of the patriarchal way of life and religious traditions accompanied the successful adaptation of rural communities to new economic realities. It is concluded that it is necessary to study the specifics of religiosity, since informal economic and social practices were built around national and religious traditions. The studied problem of the stability of rural religiosity is a part of a broader problem of preserving the Russian village as a stable ethno-social organism.

Agrotourism as peripheral and ultraperipheral community livelihoods diversification strategy: Insights from the Okavango Delta, Botswana

The potential of agrotourism for livelihoods diversification in remote (peripheral) and extremely remote (ultraperipheral) traditional, agrarian communities is indeed a testament of its uniqueness to enhance rural entrepreneurship development, employment creation and poverty alleviation. In an arid environment such as Botswana's where traditional agricultural concerns are generally impeded by inclement weather conditions exacerbated by climate variability and change scenarios, identifying opportunities in challenges associated with livelihood activities might provide a better pathway for improving rural socio-economic wellbeing and development. Semi-structured interviews and a literature review were used to document the current status and evolution of agrotourism in rural Botswana; and identify the associated constraints and opportunities, which the subsector might offer emerging entrepreneurs. Major findings reveal that agrotourism activities are relatively new and still fledgling in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. While 4.8 percent of the initiatives investigated accounts for agrotourism initiatives that are fully and currently operational in the area, another 4.8 percent constitutes the business initiatives, which are still not fully operational. Findings also revealed that most agrotourism businesses in the Okavango Delta were challenged by inadequate capital outlays constituting an impediment to running a successful business. While bureaucratic bottlenecks associated with registering agrotourism projects is a challenge for some entrepreneurs, a few others are bedeviled by lack of market for their products. The relatively fledgling status of agrotourism in the area might offer a good business opportunity for potential entrepreneurs and the government to fully exploit the socio-economic benefits of the subsector and push a more sustainable environmental conservation agenda, respectively.

Identification of the Factors Affecting the Development of Rural Entrepreneurship in the Study of Kurdistan Province Handicrafts

Identification of the Factors Affecting the Development of Rural Entrepreneurship in the Study of Kurdistan Province Handicrafts

Factors that influence rural entrepreneurship: case-study evidence from Torbat-e Heydarie, Kadkan district

Entrepreneurship is an important instrument in planning and realizing rural community development. Owing to current problems in societies, focusing on the rural entrepreneurship is of utmost importance. Entrepreneurship by creating new opportunities for employment and income plays an important role in improving socioeconomic conditions of villages. The aim of this study is to assess the factors influencing the development of rural entrepreneurship in a case study of villages in Torbat-e Heydarieh, Kadkan district. The research method was descriptive-analytic, and the data collection method was library and field studies. For data analysis, One-sample t-test with principal component analysis was used. The statistical population of the study was the villagers of Kadkan district of Torbat-e Heydarieh, from which 240 people were asked to complete a questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was evaluated using the Content and face validity with expert judgement. Reliability of the questionnaire was examined by Cronbach's alpha coefficient which for all studied domains was above 0.75 which indicated that questionnaire was satisfactory. The results indicated that economic factor was the most influential issue in the rural entrepreneurship. The results also showed that rural entrepreneurship provides a good context for creating jobs in agricultural and non-agricultural sectors and it is an important factor for achieving sustainable rural development.

The Strategic Importance of Entrepreneurship as a Mechanism for Sustainable Economic Growth in Nigeria

The focus of this paper is to critically assess the strategic importance of entrepreneurship as a mechanism for sustainable economic growth in Nigeria considering the experiences of developed nations like the America, Europe, Japan, India, and China. Entrepreneurship has been instrumental in economic growth, balanced regional development, and job creation in most dynamic economies, where technology is changing at a faster rate and the product life cycle is becoming less. Research in entrepreneurship development indicates that there is a lack of a theoretical model to examine rural entrepreneurship development particularly in the developing countries like Nigeria. The methodology adopted in this paper is the narrative – textual case study (NTCS); it is a social science research method that relies on the information and data from several sources for problem-solving. It is a fact that entrepreneurship development plays a vital role in economic development of any nation including the developing countries like Nigeria. However, despite this, most entrepreneurial policies and programs seems to favour the urban centres until recently when efforts are geared towards the rural areas. Thus, this paper examines the strategic role of entrepreneurship in the development of the rural areas in a developing economy. The study reveals that the right business environment for entrepreneurship is lacking in Nigeria on account of bad and inadequate infrastructural facilities, political instability, terrorism, multiple taxes, all stand as barriers to entrepreneurship and economic growth. The paper concludes that government should focus on adequate security, improve infrastructural facilities and enabling environment that will lead to economic growth which can be sustained to a developmental level. Keywords: Nigeria, Strategic, Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development, Economic Growth.

The Strategic Importance of Entrepreneurship as a Mechanism for Sustainable Economic Growth in Nigeria

The focus of this paper is to critically assess the strategic importance of entrepreneurship as a mechanism for sustainable economic growth in Nigeria considering the experiences of developed nations like the America, Europe, Japan, India, and China. Entrepreneurship has been instrumental in economic growth, balanced regional development, and job creation in most dynamic economies, where technology is changing at a faster rate and the product life cycle is becoming less. Research in entrepreneurship development indicates that there is a lack of a theoretical model to examine rural entrepreneurship development particularly in the developing countries like Nigeria. The methodology adopted in this paper is the narrative – textual case study (NTCS); it is a social science research method that relies on the information and data from several sources for problem-solving. It is a fact that entrepreneurship development plays a vital role in economic development of any nation including the developing countries like Nigeria. However, despite this, most entrepreneurial policies and programs seems to favour the urban centres until recently when efforts are geared towards the rural areas. Thus, this paper examines the strategic role of entrepreneurship in the development of the rural areas in a developing economy. The study reveals that the right business environment for entrepreneurship is lacking in Nigeria on account of bad and inadequate infrastructural facilities, political instability, terrorism, multiple taxes, all stand as barriers to entrepreneurship and economic growth. The paper concludes that government should focus on adequate security, improve infrastructural facilities and enabling environment that will lead to economic growth which can be sustained to a developmental level. Keywords: Nigeria, Strategic, Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development, Economic Growth.

Perceived Obstacles and Performance of Food and Agribusiness Enterprises: Implications for Urban and Rural Entrepreneurship Development

Perceived Obstacles and Performance of Food and Agribusiness Enterprises: Implications for Urban and Rural Entrepreneurship Development

Совершенствование государственной поддержки предпринимательства на сельских территориях

While national and regional governments develop and implement various programmes to support rural entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs themselves consider these programmes insufficient. Ultimately, this situation negatively affects the socio-economic development of rural areas. The study aims to develop and test tools for examining the impact of entrepreneurship support programmes on rural socio-economic development. In order to investigate the motivation of actors in the economic system based on their motivating experience, hermeneutic phenomenological research methods in the field of economics were applied. The comparative analysis of entrepreneurship support programmes in Russia and New Zealand was supplemented by semi-structured interviews of entrepreneurs, which demonstrate that the implementation of unrelated projects reduces their efficiency and reinforces the negative perception. According to assessments of Russian entrepreneurs, infrastructure does not play an important role in the success of projects. In addition, the analysed government programmes rarely take into account social responsibility of business in rural areas, even though most of organisations there are family-owned. Recognising the lack of market experience of potential entrepreneurs, the government should primarily provide them with information on how to organise a sustainable business rather than with financial resources. The obtained results prove that the development and implementation of entrepreneurship support programmes in rural areas requires the involvement of multiple stakeholders: public authorities, local governments, rural entrepreneurs, as well as professional self-regulatory organisations and the rural population. To ensure efficient management of joint activities of all participants, it is necessary to establish a comprehensive system in the form of a rural entrepreneurial ecosystem, where the set targets for the development of rural entrepreneurship can be achieved.

LIVELIHOODS STATUS OF RURAL WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SELF HELP GROUPS IN KEERAPALAYAM BLOCK, CUDDALORE DISTRICT

The most important social innovation to help the poor in recent years has been the success of the thrift and credit based self help groups (SHG), especially those formed by women. These groups assisted by NGOs have successfully developed a system of revolving credit for the benefit of group members based on their own savings. SHGs have successfully maintained in high rate if loan repayments and successfully generated additional income, jobs, and small enterprises for their members. The first national conference of women entrepreneurs held at New Delhi in November 1981 advocated the need for developing women entrepreneurs for the overall development of the country. It called for priority to women in allotment of Land. Sanction of power, Licensing etc… the second international conference of women entrepreneurs organized by the National Alliance of young entrepreneurs (NAYE) held in 1989 at New Delhi. Entrepreneurship development among women can be considered a possible approach to economic empowerment of women. Human resources and technology are the two important factors of growth in new economic order. To activate these two factors like livelihoods and require rural entrepreneurship development in a big way in an economy. Women’s entrepreneurship has become an important aspect of the changed Indian economic. The participation of women in different innovative business undertakings has empowered them in the social, economic and cultural arena specifically, economists, social workers and social scientists have studied rural women and entrepreneurship in India at various levels

The importance role and place of online resources in widespread agroinnovation

It has been proven that agricultural micro and small agricultural enterprises are limited in access to the best modern agricultural practices due to the presence of both objective and subjective factors. The online resource center "Best practices of farmer-farmer practices" aims to provide agricultural MMAE with practical knowledge and demonstration base of modern agricultural technologies in Ukraine and the world, which can be implemented in the fruit and vegetable sector, livestock, aquaculture, poultry (except chickens). confectionery and craft products. Such a resource should become a communication platform, first of all, between those who implement modern approaches and technologies and their potential followers. Given that the key beneficiaries of the resource center are business entities, the idea of transforming the center into a business entity that provides services to both such entities and authorities, local governments for the successful implementation of agricultural policy is obviously development of rural entrepreneurship. Thus, the resource center "Best practices of farmer-farmer" will help to solve the problems and challenges not only of producers, distributors and implementers of agricultural innovations, best agricultural practices, but also the executive and local governments. The services provided through the online platform "Best Agricultural Practices for MMAE " will be able to disseminate innovative technologies that have practical application among small and medium-sized businesses in the field of agribusiness. Using the online platform as a communicator, it is planned to ensure constant and effective communication between agricultural producers, scientists, educators and advisors. Creating an information resource on a sectoral basis will allow to concentrate in one place information about the best modern agricultural practices and provide access to them for end users - agricultural producers, using existing channels of information dissemination in the system of agricultural advisory. Key words: innovation, agricultural enterprise, online platform, advisory, agricultural practice.

The Strategic Importance of Entrepreneurship as a mechanism for Sustainable Economic Growth in Nigeria

The focus of this paper is on the importance of entrepreneurship as a mechanism for sustainable economic growth in Nigeria considering the experiences of developed nations like the United States, Europe, India, and China. Entrepreneurship has been instrumental in economic growth, balanced regional development, and job creation in most dynamic economies, where technology is changing at a faster rate and the product lifetime cycle is shrinking. Research in entrepreneurship development indicates that there is a lack of a theoretical model to examine rural entrepreneurship development particularly in the developing countries. The methodology adopted in this paper is the narrative – textual case study (NTCS); it is a social science research method that relies on the information and data from several sources for problem-solving. It is undeniable fact that entrepreneurship development plays a vital role in economic development of any nation including the developing countries like Nigeria. However, despite this, most entrepreneurial policies and programs seems to favour the urban cities except recently when efforts are geared towards the rural areas. Thus, this paper examines the role of entrepreneurship in the development of the rural areas in the developing economy. The study reveals that the right business environment for entrepreneurship is lacking in Nigeria on account of bad and inadequate infrastructural facilities, political instability, terrorism, multiple taxes, all stand as barriers to entrepreneurship and economic growth. The paper concludes that government should focus on adequate security, improve infrastructural facilities and enabling environment that will lead to economic growth.

Which Factors Affect Social Entrepreneurship Development for Rural Women in Varamin Township?

This study was conducted to design a rural women's social entrepreneurship (RWSE) development model in Varamin. A total of 176 rural women were selected as the study's statistical population through- proportionate stratified sampling. The data collection tool is a questionnaire. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha and theta coefficient. SPSS and AMOS software was used to analyse the results. The results showed individual factors include risk-taking, locus of control, and ambiguity tolerance with a regression coefficient of 0.537, had the most significant impact on the RWSE. The results also showed that hiring people according to human rights has the most significant impact on the RWSE development.