Economic evaluation of Rural Women Small Enterprise,s (RWSEs )

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From the perspective of economics, Small Enterprise,s (SEs) is tool for economic and social development and can be effective in reducing unemployment and creating new employment opportunities. in Iran SEs has fewer than 10 workers. Many SEs are run by women and women are the first group who have welcomed of SEs. currently rural women are engaged in hundreds of SEs in iran and Formal and informal organizations supported them. In recent years, there is always a question, " Do SEs have an economic justification or not? In fact, this research has been done to answer this question.In this present study has evaluated a number of  Rural Women Small Enterprise,s (RWSEs) in various service, agriculture and industry sectors, in Iran (hamedan province) in 2011.For evaluation the economic impact of SEs, use the Net Present Value (NPV) and Cost-Benefit Analysis(CBA). Based on research results economic performance RWSEs are in the optimal and positive point and NPV and CBA are favorable. This is the present value of the businesses surveyed is greater than zero (NPV>0) and The cost benefit ratio greater than one (B/C> 1). However, research results showed that different than the B/C in various SEs And has some SEs to about 4/00. This means that the economic results are different for Various SEs. SEs that are new or no it has been done and SEs with higher educated manager have higher B/C. The article suggested that, given limited resources, the training of rural women, it tends to be encouraged and the new jobs and SEs with high economic value.

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