"the impact of women entrepreneurs on economic development of rwanda" case study of women entrepreneur in expo 2010 organized by rwanda private sector federation.

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APPENDICES

QUESTIONNAIRE ON WOMEN ENTERPRENEURS IN EXPO 2010 AT RWANDA PRIVATE SECTOR FEDERATION GIKONDO FROM 26^TH/AUGUST TO 8^TH/SEPTEMBER 2010.

PART I. DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

1. How old are you?

2. What is your education background?

a) Primary education

b) Secondary education

c) University education

If university what course did you follow..................

3. What is your marital status?

a) Single

b) Married

c) Separated

d) Divorced 6

e) Widowed

4. How many dependents

How many children

5. What kind of business is this?

a) Manufacturing

b) Trade

c) Services

d) Other specify..........

PART II. ECONOMIC INFORMATION

6. Do you have a personal bank account?

a) Yes

b) No

	Before you enter the business	Currently
How many savings

7. Which sources of finance have you used to provide funds for your business?

a) Savings circles

b) Commercial banks

c) Cooperatives

d) Friends

e) leasing

f) Micro Finance Institutions

g) Other specify............

8. What reasons make you engage in the entrepreneurship?

a) Unemployed or lost my job

b) Too little income and need income

c) Self boss

d) No education background

e) Other reason specify................

9. Do you contribute money from your business towards household expenditure?

a) Yes

b) No

c) If yes, how much did/do you contribute for family expenses every month

Before you enter the business	Currently in the business

10. What changes in the quality of life would you say have come about as a result of having the business?

a) Construct a house

b) Buy a car

c) Education fees for my family

d) Mutual Health insurance for my family

e) Recreation and leisure time

f) Other specify

11. What do you think is your contribution to economic development of Rwanda?

a) I pay much Taxes

b) I participate in decision making at local level

c) Other specify...........................................

12. What was your employment situation immediately before you became entrepreneur?

a) Already owned a different business

b) Already a part-owner of a different business

c) Working full-time as an employee

d) Working part-time as an employee

e) Unemployed,

f) Looking after the home or family

g) In education/training

h) Other specify....................

13. Excluding yourself, how many people work for your main business? Please includeeveryone who works for the business whether on a full-time or a part-time basis and regardless of whether or not they receive a salary or wage from the business?

Number:

14. How long have you been operating this business?

Number of years

15. What are your long-term plans for your business?

a) Continue/expand present business/innovation

b) Change to another line of business

c) Leave and take up wage employment

d) Pass the business onto someone else in my family

e) Sell the business

f) Retire

g) Other specify........

16. Which one of the following is your largest market?

a) Local or district markets

b) Regional or provincial markets

c) National markets

d) International markets

17. Are you a member of any associations of women entrepreneurs Yes No

a) If yes which one.........................................

b) What services have you obtained from it/them

a) Trainings and consultation

b) Assistance in marketing Product

c) Access to information

d) Loan and working capital

e) Access to business advisory services

18. How much was the approximate value of cash and equipment when the business started and how much is it now?

	Before you enter the business	Currently
Approximate amount of cash
Approximate value of equipment

19. What are the challenges do you face in your business?

challenges	interventions made in case of the challenges	recommendation
Lack of market
High taxes
Lack of training
Combining family obligation and business
Other specify.......

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