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Can Financial Assistance Mediate the Training and Human Capital Relationship for Pakistani Women Micro Entrepreneurs?

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  • Nain Tara

    (The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan,)

  • Noman Arshed

    (Department of Economics, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan,)

  • Osama Aziz

    (Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Ryerson University, Canada,)

  • Mahwish Yamin

    (PhD Scholar, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan)

Abstract

Women participation in the economy can help accumulate capital formation and ideation which helps them in becoming a tool for socio-economic uplift for poor people working in the informal sector of the economy. The current research has examined the impact of financial assistance programs provided to micro and small women entrepreneurs, on the economic capital formation. Assistance programs include training and financial assistance. This research also aimed to investigate the mediating role of financial assistance between training assistance and economic capital. The methodology included empirical study, collection of data from 350 women micro-entrepreneurs from Southern Punjab in Pakistan, and analysis is conducted with the help of SPSS. Findings revealed that training assistance program has a significant impact on capital formation. While the mediation test confirmed the mediation of financial assistance between the training and economic capital.

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  • Nain Tara & Noman Arshed & Osama Aziz & Mahwish Yamin, 2020. "Can Financial Assistance Mediate the Training and Human Capital Relationship for Pakistani Women Micro Entrepreneurs?," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 10(4), pages 80-87.
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    1. Sunia Ayuub, 2013. "Impact of Microfinance on Poverty Alleviation. A Case Study of NRSP in Bahawalpur of Pakistan," International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, vol. 3(1), pages 119-135, January.
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    2. Noman Arshed & Ramla Rauf & Samra Bukhari, 2024. "Empirical Contribution of Human Capital in Entrepreneurship," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 25(3), pages 683-704, June.

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    Keywords

    Economic Capital; Financial Assistance; Informal Economy; Vocational Training; Women Micro entrepreneurs.;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • I22 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Educational Finance; Financial Aid
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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