African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

Influence of women entrepreneurs’ characteristics on personal well-being in Arumeru District in Tanzania

Samwel J. Kabote
  • Samwel J. Kabote
  • Department of Development Studies, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 20 April 2018
  •  Accepted: 14 May 2018
  •  Published: 14 June 2018

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