Abstract
Abstract : This limited Local Economic Development (LED) research project investigated the potential to empower women entrepreneurs at the Tshakhuma fresh produce market in Limpopo. The investigation followed a mixed method research design. The data collecting methods included a survey through a structured questionnaire. The main findings relate to the respondents experiencing a lack of business skills that limits the growth potential of their businesses, the exclusion from informal and formal networks, infrastructure challenges, and a lack of access to finance. From the findings of the study it is recommended that the LED unit of the Makhado municipality, in collaboration with the tribal authority, establish a committee to find new ways to fast-track the development of these women entrepreneurs through empowerment training in inter-alia business skills.
M.Com. (Local Economic Development)