Female Enterepreneurs on Farms in Southwest Finland and their Children

Mikropoduzetništvo glavno je obilježje seoskog ženskog poduzetništva u Finskoj. Na majčinu odluku o pokretanju vlastita posla utječu djeca: započinju ga ili kad su djeca još mala ili tek kad porastu. Djeca na razne načine pomažu majkama u njihovu poslu, djelomično zbog vrednovanja neplaćenog rada na finskim farama. No, situacija se mijenja. Zbog mogućnosti stjecanja dobrog obrazovanja danas se seoska djeca odlučuju za druga zanimanja. Žensko poduzetništvo može otvoriti nove mogućnosti za žene na selu, no ni to nije bez poteškoća. Zbog koncentracije poslovnih ideja u tipično ženskim područjima - tekstilu, hrani i skrbi, još uvijek ga se olako smatra hobijem.The main characteristics of rural female entrepreneurship in Finland is micro-entrepreneurship. Children influence on mother\u27s decision to start an own business: woman either start when the children are small or only when they\u27ve grown older. Children help mother in her business in various ways. This is partly due to the value of unpaid work on Finnish farms. The situation is changing. Rural children acquire today good education and choose therefore other professions. Female entrepreneurship can giv new possibilities for rural women, but it is not withouth problems. It is still eaysly labeled as a hobby because of the concentration of bussines ideas on typical sectors for women: textiles, food and nurturing