Influence of business training on performances of women's owned micro-enterprises in Meru county, Kenya

Women entrepreneurs required substantial degrees of business skills and knowledge in order to participate in modern day economy. This study sought to determine the effects of business trainingon performances of womenowned microenterprises in Kenya. This study employed survey research design with stratified random sampling techniques. The data was collected from 103 women owned microenterprise businessesthrough interviews and structured questionnaires. The findings revealed that women owned enterprises are quite entrepreneurial and need to be supported to grow and expand. The study findings reveal that majority of the women had basic formal education vital for business management. It was established that there was a statistically significant relationship between business training and business performance (p=0.23<0.05) in the study areas. Thus performance of the businesses owned by women entrepreneurs in Imenti North District significantly improved after business training was conducted. Findings of this study reveal that women entrepreneurs were mainly concentrated in service and trade industries. Further research is needed to establish factors hindering women from engaging in construction and manufacturing industries.