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Entrepreneurship Development in Bangladesh: Factors Affecting Women Involvement in Boutiques Enterprises

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  • Jahangir Alam
  • Mushfequa Alam
  • Bazlur Rashid

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Entrepreneurship motivation is elucidated with push and pull theory. This study has been undertaken with an objective to explore the entrepreneurship development in Bangladesh: factors affecting women involvement in boutiques enterprises in Dhaka city. Several factors are notable apparatuses to encourage Women Involvement (WI) in Boutiques Enterprises. This investigation studies Training Programs Factors (TPF), Family Support Factors (FSF), Economic Factors (EF), and Taxation Factors (TF) effect on Women Involvement (WI) in Boutiques Enterprises. By using convenient method, the data has been collected from 150 respondents. Data are analyzed using descriptive statistics analysis (frequency, mean, standard deviation) and regression analysis. From the results of descriptive statistics analysis, the study is found that Family Support Factors (FSF), Economic Factors (EF) and Taxation Factors (TF) are affected Women Involvement (WI) in Boutiques Enterprises. Correspondingly, from the results of regression analysis, this study is found that Training Programs Factors (TPF), Family Support Factors (FSF), and Economic Factors (EF) as the crucial factors, which significantly affect Women Involvement (WI) in Boutiques Enterprises in Bangladesh. On the other hand, Taxation Factors (TF) don’t affected Women Involvement (WI) in Boutiques Enterprises in Bangladesh. To enhance Women Involvement (WI) in Boutiques Enterprises in Bangladesh. It would be strongly emphasized that the highlight of this study is on the fascinated women who are living in Dhaka city. This study may make a contribution to these women entrepreneurship subjects in. This article is created awareness among the entrepreneurs, government and non-government groups, academicians, politicians and the stakeholders.

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  • Jahangir Alam & Mushfequa Alam & Bazlur Rashid, 2019. "Entrepreneurship Development in Bangladesh: Factors Affecting Women Involvement in Boutiques Enterprises," International Journal of Science and Business, IJSAB International, vol. 3(6), pages 153-163.
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