Statements

N

Mean

STD Dev

Variance

Rank

· Single mothers businesses operate from hand to mouth and therefore difficult to sustain operations

200

3.89

1.046

1.023

1

· Single mothers often get involved in amorous relationship to secure more funds to restart business when capital dries up

200

3.61

1.075

1.037

2

· Government does not help small businesses and therefore the sector face sustainability challenges

200

3.28

1.271

1.127

3

· Poverty alleviation NGOs influence are hardly felt in Kasoa business region

200

3.00

1.176

1.085

4

· It is difficult grouping us for effective management and financial assistance since most of us don’t have permanent places of doing business

200

2.94

1.350

1.162

5

· Church groups often rally round some funds to help single mothers improve their working capital

200

2.89

1.110

0.96

6