Access to Digital Infrastructure and Its Impact on Women's Entrepreneurship in Lagos State, Nigeria

Abstract

Digitalization is increasingly playing an important role in the growth of businesses and is leading to strategic, cultural and structural transformations among women entrepreneurs. This study was conducted to assess digital infrastructure and its impact on women entrepreneurs in Lagos, Nigeria. The objective of the study was to ascertain the influence of digital skill training on women's entrepreneurship; assess the effect of innovation on women's entrepreneurship also to examine the impact of digital financial service on women's entrepreneurship in Lagos State. The study adopted a survey research design in a population of 3446 women entrepreneurs of Agege, Oshodi-Isolo and Ikeja, a sample size of 200 women. Simple regression analysis was used for data analyses and test of hypotheses. The result shows that digital infrastructure have significant positive effect on women entrepreneurs in Lagos State Nigeria. Based on the findings, it was concluded that digital infrastructure has significant positive effect on women entrepreneurs in Lagos State Nigeria. It was recommended that entrepreneurs should partner with local digital training providers or NGOs that focus on skill development, incorporate innovation challenges or competitions as part of data collection to encourage participation. government should consider conducting workshops or training programs on how women can use digital financial services to improve their businesses.