WOMEN EDUCATION AND SUBSISTENCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN YENAGOA BAYELSA STATE NIGERIA: A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

This paper assessed women's education and subsistence entrepreneurship in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to assess the factors that motivate women into entrepreneurship, ascertain the challenges facing women involved in subsistence entrepreneurship and assess the contributions of women’s education towards subsistence entrepreneurship in Nigeria. The paper recommends that women entrepreneurs should attempt to go for training independent of the conditions that drove them to begin a business of their own. Regardless of whether they are inherently or extraneously persuaded, training and skill achievement is unavoidable for viable and proficient operation. This will help in improving the performance of women entrepreneurs.