Pozarolnicza przedsiębiorczość kobiet jako źródło dochodów rodzin wiejskich

Small and medium businesses have been of growing importance in Polish economy transformation process. Significant role in this process is played by 11011-agricultural economic activity of women in rural regions. Predominant types of this activity cover retail and wholesale trade, social and production services or running private food-processing enterprises. Results from an empirical investigation prove general rule that, at present, small entrepreneurs must use their own financial sources since bank credits are not broadly accessible. The private sources of start-up capital for women - entrepreneurs are their personal savings or family contracted loans.