Abstract :
This paper focuses on female entrepreneurship in Ardahan - the northeastern city in Turkey.
Drawing upon in-depth interviews with 7 women living and working in Ardahan, it aims to
understand female entrepreneurs’ perceptions and experiences of the entrepreneurship process.
This work aims to analyse the problems and the barriers they have to struggle with. Besides,
discussing the opportunities provided by Ardahan, the paper also intends to support the policies
encouraging women for entrepreneurship
Keyword :
Kad?n Giri?imciler, Ardahan, K?rsal Bölgeler