Female Entrepreneurship in Finland and Bangladesh

Female entrepreneurship plays a vital role in economic growth. In this study two countries with different social norms and economic situations are compared to describe the opportunities and challenges dealt with by female entrepreneurs. The major purposes of the study are to find out the obstacles of female entrepreneurs, opportunities provided to them and recommendations provided by female entrepreneurs to other female entrepreneurs as well as authorities. The implementation of the thesis consisted of interview analyses. 15 female entrepreneurs from both Bangladesh and Finland were interviewed. The interviews were conducted in the participants’ native languages and recorded for analysis. The sample included micro-sized companies operating successfully in Dhaka, Bangladesh and Joensuu, Finland. The results indicate that there is room for improvement and growth in female entrepreneurship development for both countries. Gender equality has resulted in the growth of female entrepreneurship in Finland, but there are still rigid social constraints for women in Bangladesh