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Utilizing Social Work Skills to Enhance Entrepreneurship Training for Women: [electronic resource] : A Ghanaian Perspective /

by Agbényiga, DeBrenna L; Ahmedani, Brian K.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleDescription: pp. 423-430.Subject(s): Entrepreneurship, women, Ghana, eco-map, economic development, empowermentOnline resources: Click here to access full-text article In: Journal of community practice 2008, Vol. 16, No. 4Summary: This article describes a women's entrepreneurship exchange program that was designed and facilitated with the cooperation of various governmental and nongovernmental entities in Ghana for Ghanaian women. The article briefly reviews the entrepreneurship development literature from an international perspective and discusses the Entrepreneurship Program as a targeted approach for empowering and sustaining women's economic situation in Ghana. Emphasis is placed on understanding the impact of cultural and social networks and the women's ability to succeed as entrepreneurs through the use of social work skills.
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This article describes a women's entrepreneurship exchange program that was designed and facilitated with the cooperation of various governmental and nongovernmental entities in Ghana for Ghanaian women. The article briefly reviews the entrepreneurship development literature from an international perspective and discusses the Entrepreneurship Program as a targeted approach for empowering and sustaining women's economic situation in Ghana. Emphasis is placed on understanding the impact of cultural and social networks and the women's ability to succeed as entrepreneurs through the use of social work skills.

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