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One hundred women entrepreneurs in Nairobi (50 women operating job creating firms and 50 women entrepreneurs operating low job creating firms) were interviewed for this study. The study was exploratory and it was limited to women entrepreneurs in Nairobi.","The results indicated that both groups of women encountered socio-economic, socio-cultural and managerial constraints which impact the growth of their businesses as well as additional job creation. The main constraints were: lack of finance, multiple roles, lack of business skills and lack of confidence.","Seventy-five percent of the total group were married, 90% depended partially on the income acquired from their businesses, 71% owned traditional female businesses, and 67% lacked occupational experience. Most of the businesses were started with very low capital, and were organized as sole proprietorships.","There were significant differences at.05 between the job creating group and the low job creating group. 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