Government enterprise and empowerment program (GEEP) and women’s performance in entrepreneurship development in Nigeria

Elda Nduka Okolo-Obasi and Joseph Ikechukwu Uduji

Development in Practice, 2024, vol. 34, issue 1, 3-20

Abstract: This study examined the impact of the government enterprise and empowerment program (GEEP) on women’s performance in entrepreneurship development in Nigeria. Results from the use of difference-in-difference (DiD) quasi-experimental design indicate that GEEP intervention has significant impacts on enterprise turnover, reduction in per unit cost of production, and increase in profitability and return on investment (ROI). The results also show unequal access to resources and opportunities available in GEEP, between rural and urban residents. The findings suggest that, if the rural women had equal access to the resources and opportunities available to their urban counterparts in GEEP, they would participate in traditional industries and build livelihoods in rural economies. This implies that embracing increased GEEP interventions with rural dwellers will enhance women’s entrepreneurship development, raise women’s economic status, and deter aggression in Nigeria.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2023.2178639

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