A Systems View Across Time and Space
Table 2 The impact of Covid-19 on women-owned businesses
From: Women entrepreneurs’ struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic and their use of social media
Criteria | Percentage |
|---|---|
Decline in sales | |
Yes | 87 |
No | 13 |
Supply chains | |
Raw material and production | 35 |
Delivery and distribution | 32 |
Communications with the customers and suppliers | 23 |
Other (employees unable to work due to the lockdown, tested positive for COVID-19) | 9 |
Loans from financial institutions | |
Yes | 42 |
No | 58 |
Strategy for repaying loans | |
Rescheduling | 47 |
Selling assets | 29 |
Other (reducing working hours for employees, borrowing money from family) | 24 |
Assistance related to the pandemic | |
Yes | 18.5 |
No | 81.5 |