Challenges and Opportunities From COVID-19 vis-à-vis Informal Cross-Border Women Entrepreneurs Scenario in Zimbabwe
Although entrepreneurship is widely accepted as a driver of economic development and growth across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic and several lockdowns have created a unique situation in the entrepreneurship discourse. Accordingly, this chapter aims at providing empirical evidence on the challenge...
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| description | Although entrepreneurship is widely accepted as a driver of economic development and growth across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic and several lockdowns have created a unique situation in the entrepreneurship discourse. Accordingly, this chapter aims at providing empirical evidence on the challenges and opportunities emanating from COVID-19 within the context of informal cross-border women entrepreneurs. This study establishes five challenges, namely, business closures, caregiving responsibility, the decline in demand, shortage of goods, and liquidity crisis. Moreover, it also establishes digital marketing and business networks as opportunities. The recommendations to deal with these challenges are proffered and the suggestions for further study are captured. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-52482022-11-24T17:48:56Z Challenges and Opportunities From COVID-19 vis-à-vis Informal Cross-Border Women Entrepreneurs Scenario in Zimbabwe Mufaro Dzingirai Munyaradzi Chagwesha Florence Mudzurandende Midlands State University Midlands State University Midlands State University Lockdown Opportunities SMEs Sustainability Challenge COVID-19 Pandemic Women Entrepreneur Entrepreneurship Digital Marketing Although entrepreneurship is widely accepted as a driver of economic development and growth across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic and several lockdowns have created a unique situation in the entrepreneurship discourse. Accordingly, this chapter aims at providing empirical evidence on the challenges and opportunities emanating from COVID-19 within the context of informal cross-border women entrepreneurs. This study establishes five challenges, namely, business closures, caregiving responsibility, the decline in demand, shortage of goods, and liquidity crisis. Moreover, it also establishes digital marketing and business networks as opportunities. The recommendations to deal with these challenges are proffered and the suggestions for further study are captured. 40 59 2022-11-24T17:48:55Z 2022-11-24T17:48:55Z 2021 book part https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5248 10.4018/978-1-7998-6632-9.ch003 en Handbook of Research on Sustaining SMEs and Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Post-COVID-19 Era 9781799866343 open IGI Global |
| spellingShingle | Lockdown Opportunities SMEs Sustainability Challenge COVID-19 Pandemic Women Entrepreneur Entrepreneurship Digital Marketing Mufaro Dzingirai Munyaradzi Chagwesha Florence Mudzurandende Challenges and Opportunities From COVID-19 vis-à-vis Informal Cross-Border Women Entrepreneurs Scenario in Zimbabwe |
| title | Challenges and Opportunities From COVID-19 vis-à-vis Informal Cross-Border Women Entrepreneurs Scenario in Zimbabwe |
| title_full | Challenges and Opportunities From COVID-19 vis-à-vis Informal Cross-Border Women Entrepreneurs Scenario in Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | Challenges and Opportunities From COVID-19 vis-à-vis Informal Cross-Border Women Entrepreneurs Scenario in Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges and Opportunities From COVID-19 vis-à-vis Informal Cross-Border Women Entrepreneurs Scenario in Zimbabwe |
| title_short | Challenges and Opportunities From COVID-19 vis-à-vis Informal Cross-Border Women Entrepreneurs Scenario in Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | challenges and opportunities from covid-19 vis-à-vis informal cross-border women entrepreneurs scenario in zimbabwe |
| topic | Lockdown Opportunities SMEs Sustainability Challenge COVID-19 Pandemic Women Entrepreneur Entrepreneurship Digital Marketing |
| url | https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5248 |
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