Poor documentation stifle women businesses

Over 159 women-run businesses participated at this year's Expo
Over 159 women-run businesses participated at this year's Expo

FRANCISTOWN: Chief adjudicator at the just ended 4th Northern Women’s Business Exposition says women in business are still struggling to improve their businesses because of poor record keeping.

The judge, Mmala Oefile, said after assessing all 159 stalls they realised that record keeping is a major hurdle faced by women-owned businesses. “We have realised that majority of women entrepreneurs are busy with other business factors and not taking records keeping as an important tool in their businesses. When touring the stalls only a few were able to show us their records, this is a concern because it shows that you do not have any information about your businesses,” said Oefile.

Oefile called on women to set up an accounting system with proper documentation to track their businesses because majority of them failed to produce the records of their businesses.

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